Figure of Jizo with child on his knee, Japan, 19th c.

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Figure of Jizo with child on his knee, Japan, 19th c.

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Figure of Jizo with child on his knee, Japan, 19th c.

Fine wooden sculpture of the bodhisattva Jizo sitting on a roc, one leg crossed, the other one down. On his knee he holds a young boy. He wears a typical head cover. Robes elegantly draped in this very delicate carving. Dark stained wood with eyes of glass. Japan, Edo period, 19th century.
H 8.25 inches (21 cm)
Attribute in his right hand missing, few chips especially around the seam of the face. Otherwise excellent condition.