A JAPANESE PAINTING OF JIZŌ BOSATSU RAIGŌ

ANONYMOUS
JIZŌ BOSATSU RAIGŌ (THE CELESTIAL DESCENT OF JIZŌ BOSATSU)
PROBABLY EDO, 17TH/18TH 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 staff topped with two deities' heads; with an ornate beaded necklace and dressed in monastic robes, raised on a double lotus pedestal and scrolling clouds; 98cm x 42cm.

WITHOUT RESERVE