ANONYMOUS

£1,500 - £2,000

ANONYMOUS
RAIGŌ JIZŌ BOSATSU (THE WELCOME DESCENT OF JIZŌ BOSATSU)
KAMAKURA/MUROMACHI, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

A Japanese kakejiku (hanging scroll painting), in ink, colours, and gold on silk, the Buddhist Protector of children depicted descending from the heavens, holding a shakujō or khakkhara (a monk's staff with six metal rings) and a tama (a sacred wish-granting jewel) to assist or escort souls to a better place, dressed in monastic robes and raised on a double-lotus pedestal, with a halo behind; with silk mount, framed and glazed, the painting 100cm x 38.5cm.

Provenance: from the William F C Ohly collection (1883 - 1955), Berkeley Galleries and Abbey Museum, New Barnet, London, UK, and thence by descent.