Left: Intan (Japanese, active 13th century). The Bodhisattva Jizō (Kshitigarbha). Kamakura period (1185–1333), dated 1291. Japanese cypress wood (hinoki) with polychrome pigments, gold paint (kindei), cutgold leaf (kirikane), and rock crystal eyes. Height (with pedestal): 53 1/2 in. (135.9 cm); Width: 11 in. (27.9 cm). Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art, […]
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