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Jizō Bosatsu (standing)

Kṣitigarbha

Object RecordSC-1780-001
Type
sculpture
Date
1780-04-24
Date Notes
Inscribed on reverse: 24 April 1780 (Anei 9)
Medium
Cypress wood
Dimensions
H 206 cm · W 50 cm
Location
Hōzōji Temple
City
Yakumo
Prefecture
Hokkaido
Country
Japan
Cultural Property
Hokkaido Designated Tangible Cultural Property
Sources
BunkaHeritage-112664WikiEN

Notes

Earliest securely dated surviving work. Largest surviving Hokkaido sculpture. Predates the formal 千体之内 vow inscription formula.

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Current Location

Hōzōji Temple

Yakumo, Hokkaido, Japan

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