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Welcoming Descent of Jizō

1200s
Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Jizō is well known for rescuing people from the many Buddhist hells.

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