A PARCEL GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU

Description:

Japan, ca. 15th/16th c.
H. 34,5 /36,5 cm
Seated in lalitasana on a a lotus-base placed on probably an associated rocky base, his left foot resting on a smaller lotus flower, his right hand holding the mendicant staff while his left a covered bowl, wearing monastic garment covering both shoulders, falling down in concentric folds over his legs, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and bald head.
From a European private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Partly chipped, rest.