Seated Jizo

Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

Seated Jizo

Early 14th century

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

The advocate of souls facing trial in hell and a protector of children, Jizo is depicted sitting atop a lotus throne on a rocky bluff amid a sea of rolling waves. This idealized setting, painted with touches of gold, may be a reference to Jizo’s legendary abode, Mount Karadiya.

Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Seated Jizo

Date:

Early 14th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

Ink, colors, and cut and reverse-stamped gold on silk; mounted as a hanging scroll

Dimensions:

Painting: 33 1/4 × 15 5/8 in. (84.5 × 39.7 cm) Mount: 68 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (174 × 62.2 cm) w/knobs: 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983

Accession Number:

1983-16-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Kamakura Period (1185-1333)

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Gallery 342, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

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