Welcoming Descent of Jizō, Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, early 19th century, Sakai Hōitsu, Japanese, 1761 - 1828, 32 7/8 × 12 3/8 in. ( × cm) (image)60 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. ( × cm) (mount), Ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan, 19th century, Japanese Buddhists worship Jizō as a compassionate deity with the ability to rescue suffering believers, especially those who have been reborn in hell. Here Jizō descends from the heavens on a cloud bank in the guise of a Buddhist monk, with a shaved head and wearing the multipaneled silk garments worn by ordained monks.

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