Welcoming Descent of Jizō, 地蔵来迎図, early 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk, Image: 42 in. × 15 7/8 in. (106.7 × 40.3 cm), Paintings, Among the many iconographies of the bodhisattva Jizō (Sanskrit: Kshitigarbha) that originated in the Kamakura period is the “welcoming descent,” or raigō. This painting depicts Jizō in the guise of a monk carrying a wish-fulfilling jewel and a golden staff as he descends to earth on a cloud to rescue a suffering believer
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Welcoming Descent, Jizō, 地蔵来迎図, early 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold, cut gold, silk, Image, 42, 15 7/8, 106.7, 40.3 cm, Paintings, iconographies, bodhisattva Jizō, Sanskrit, Kshitigarbha, originated, Kamakura period, welcoming descent, raigō, painting depicts guise, monk carrying, wish-fulfilling jewel, golden staff, descends, earth, cloud, rescue, suffering believer
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