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Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix


Jizô bosatsu ryûzô
地蔵菩薩立像 一躯
Japanese
Kamakura period
13th–14th centuries

Medium/Technique Japanese cypress with polychrome, gold, and inlaid crystal; split-and-joined construction
Dimensions Overall: 76.5cm (30 1/8in.)
Other (to hairline): 73cm (28 3/4in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number26.673
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 43
Provenance1926 bequest by William Sturgis Bigelow to the Museum