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A GILT-LACQUERED FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU
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2023年12月01日 开拍 / 2023年11月29日 截止委托
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A GILT-LACQUERED FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU

Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

Carved in yosegi-zukuri and seated in kekka fuza (dhyanasana) atop a lotus pedestal supported by a tall, ornate plinth decorated with craggy rockwork and a bead-rimmed double-lotus base. Jizo Bosatsu dressed in long monastic robes falling in elegant folds, holding in each hand an oju (treasure jewel) and his shakujo (staff), flanked by a nimbus decorated with three gilt lotus blossoms. His face bearing a serene expression with heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose, and sinuous brows flanking a central byakugo (urna).

HEIGHT 14.5 cm (figure) and 38.5 cm (total)

Condition: Some repairs, wear, age cracks, chips, losses, flaking, minor touch-ups, nicks, scratches. Generally presenting very well.

Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha) has been worshipped since the Heian period, particularly as the protector of children. This bodhisattva is a merciful figure who alone among Buddhist deities moves through the six worlds of illusion in his role of saving all sentient beings. As in this example he is usually depicted as a monk with the hoju (treasure jewel) and shakujo, a staff with a finial of rings which jingle to warn small creatures of his approaching footfalls.

Yosegi-zukuri, or the joined wood-block construction, is a sculpting method in which several rectangular blocks of wood are individually selected and carved into shapes. Yosegi-zukuri, together with ichiboku-zukuri (single block construction), are the two main techniques associated with wood sculpture in Japan. There were a several advantages of a sculpture made from multiple blocks of wood. It was much lighter than one carved out of a single block of wood. The technique also helped to minimize the cracking of the wood caused by the outside layer drying faster than the core of the sculpture. In addition, it was faster, as it allowed the individual blocks to be carved simultaneously by several artisans specializing in particular kinds of carving, which in turn led to development of an assembly-line production and a true studio.

Museum comparison:
A closely related seated Jizo holding a jewel in his left hand, dated to the 18th century, is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1948,1014.2.

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