地蔵来迎図|Welcoming Descent of Jizō

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early 14th century · Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf on silk · Asian Art

In addition to Amida Buddha, compassionate bodhisattvas such as Kannon and Jizō are also represented in welcoming descent, or raigō. Images of Jizō’s raigō originated in the Kamakura period and are often associated with practices at Kasuga Shrine in Nara (Japan’s ancient capital), where Jizō is one of the primary Buddhist deities of worship.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 14th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf on silk

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1925