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Stone Jizo Bosatsu Bodhisattva Buddha Kannon Edo 19 c. browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture: Pre 1800: item # 944369 Please refer to our stock # 314 when inquiring.
Antique Stones Japan Daikyocho 27 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0015 +81-3-3352-3799 $800 |
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Seated Jizo Bosatsu figuratively sculpted with rough-hewn simplicity from a grayish igneous stone, the hands forming the gassho adoration mudra. Mid- to late-Edo Period ca. 1800, possibly earlier. Minor old loss. Black-soot accumulation, particularly on the head, testifying to long years of devotional usage during which the figure except for the head was draped with a garment and thus partially shielded from the smoke of burning candles and incense. Height: 15.6 cm On the back of this Jizo's head the bonji (Sanskrit character) symbolizing Jizo Bosatsu can be barely made out in what appears to be black lacquer, while down the center of the piece's back appear two Japanese characters translatable roughly as "enlightenment." A floral-motif garment, plus decorative necklace, also remain distinct. Such decorative treatment is very seldom lavished on a stone piece. Charming and rare, in equal parts. |
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