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A STANDING WOOD FIGURE OF JIZO (KSITIGARBHA)
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century
The figure shown standing, leaning slightly forward and holding a
wish-granting jewel in the left hand, the right hand clasped as if to
hold a staff, now lost, the face with full cheeks and lidded eyes and
an urna inlaid in glass, dressed in monastic robes and set on a lotus
stand
21 1/4in (53.8cm) high overall, 18 1/4in (46.1cm) high (figure only)

$18,000 - 25,000
Provenance
Purchased from T. Fuji Japanese Antiques, Honolulu, 1988

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