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Stone Dosojin Road Guardian Double-Jizo Edo 18 c. browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture: Pre 1800: item # 939264 Please refer to our stock # 309 when inquiring.
Antique Stones Japan Daikyocho 27 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0015 +81-3-3352-3799 $2,300 |
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Dosojin road-guardian stone in the form of two Jizo Bosatsu standing side-by-side, the hands of one bearing aloft a hoju (sacred jewel) and those of the other forming the gassho adoration mudra. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1750. Minor old loss. Good lichen accumulation. Height: 51.2 cm Dosojin is the Japanese Shinto manifestation of an originally Chinese Taoist deity charged with guarding the border between this world and hell. Believed to obstruct the passage of evil spirits and gods of disease into human communities, Dosojin is associated particularly with roads, crossroads, mountain passes, village boundaries, and travel generally. By the mid-Edo Period ca. 1750, the most commonly observed form of Dosojin is a male and female figure standing or seated side by side. Earlier examples, on the other hand, typically feature either two Jizo Bosatsu figures—Dosojin's honjibutsu, or Buddhist counterpart, is Jizo Bosatsu—or, less often, two Amida Buddha figures standing or seated side by side. Dosojin stones have a talismanic, as opposed to memorial, function and are therefore avidly sought out by collectors of stone in Japan. This relatively large-scale piece, sculpted from tuff, is a notably good example of this highly collectible genre of Japanese stone sculpture. The final photograph, taken immediately after a rainfall, shows the extent of the lichen accumulation. (For additional examples of Dosojin stones in the double-Jizo style, please see our stock #63, stock #102, stock #131, and stock #283.) |
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