Sankoan Square (Persimmon Tree Jizo)
Main Image Jizo Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
Impression TagsGentlenessWarmthPeacefulness
DescriptionA large wooden standing Jizo Bodhisattva is enshrined in a small hall at Sankoan Square in Arita's Uchiyama district. Made from Japanese cypress and measuring 261 cm in overall height, the image has an uncertain date of creation, though it is said to have been painted by a Saga Buddhist sculptor in 1825. During Arita's great fire of 1828, a resident named Tokusaburo reportedly carried the image to safety on his back. An inscription on its backboard records the event. Known as Kaki-no-Ki Jizo after a persimmon tree that once stood nearby, it is designated an Important Cultural Property (historical material) by Arita Town.
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