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Welcoming Descent of the Bodhisattva Jizō

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Hanging scroll; ink color gold and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk, Kamakura (1185–1333), Japan

Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1925

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Japan

Title: Welcoming Descent of the Bodhisattva Jizō

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Hanging scroll; ink color gold and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk, Kamakura (1185–1333), Japan.

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