Bodhisattva Jizo

anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1250

Jizo is a saviour of souls. He is a bodhisattva, an enlightened being who delays his own redemption to help mankind. The gentle face is stylized, but the posture of the body displays a certain realism, with some tension in the shoulder of the raised left arm. This animating effect appeared in Japanese sculpture by 1200.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-116
  • Dimensionsheight 47 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bodhisattva Jizo

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-116

  • Description

    Staande Jizo. Handen en voeten ontbreken.

Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1200 - c. 1250

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 47 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase, Tokyo, 1930)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; acquired, ¥ 1,500, through the Imperial Hotel, Tokio, 1930, by the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • Bulletin van de Vereniging Vrienden der Aziatische kunst, (1951) 34 (sept.), p. 102.
    • Menno Fitski, 'Kijk op Japan', Aziatische Kunst 35/1 (2005), pp. 14-26.
    • Menno Fitski, 'De blauwe boekjes van Mr. H.K. Westendorp', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 4, p. 43, afb. 5.

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