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Statue Of Jizō (Intan)
The Statue of Jizō, or Josefowitz Jizō is a late 13th century wooden Kamakura period Tori Busshi, Buddhist Sculpture of the bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha. It was originally created for worship in Kōfuku-ji, Nara (city), Nara before being sold, entering the private collection of :de:Samuel_Josefowitz, Samuel Josefowitz. It has seen exhibition as a loan by Josefowitz to the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2012, to which the museum acquired full ownership after being sold at auction at Christie's in 2023. Provenance Kōfuku-ji during the Kamakura period saw a surge in restoration work in the years following the Siege of Nara during the Genpei War. Multiple schools (studios) emerged as new sculptures were commissioned. Prominent examples include the Kei school (慶派), the En (''Enpa'') school (円派), and the In (''Inpa'') school (院派). The ''Inpa'' were primarily based in Kyoto with close ties to Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Household but were active in Nara as well, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinoki
''Chamaecyparis obtusa'' (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress or hinoki; or , ) is a species of cypress native to central Japan in East Asia, and widely cultivated in the temperate northern hemisphere for its high-quality timber and ornamental qualities, with many cultivars commercially available. Description It is a slow-growing tree which may reach tall with a trunk up to in diameter. The bark is dark red-brown. The leaves are scale-like, long, blunt tipped (obtuse), green above, and green below with a white stomatal band at the base of each scale-leaf. The cones are globose, in diameter, with 8–12 scales arranged in opposite pairs. Related species The plant is widespread in Japan. The related '' Chamaecyparis pisifera'' (sawara cypress) can be readily distinguished in its having pointed tips to the leaves and smaller cones. A similar cypress found on Taiwan is treated by different botanists as either a variety of this species (as ''Chamaecyparis obtusa'' var. ''form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
