Title: Welcoming Descent of the Bodhisattva Jizō
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 14th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura (1185–1333)
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk
Dimensions: Image: 42 in. × 15 7/8 in. (106.7 × 40.3 cm)
Overall with mounting: 81 1/4 × 22 3/8 in. (206.4 × 56.8 cm)
Overall with knobs: 81 1/4 × 24 1/2 in. (206.4 × 62.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Bodhisattvas