Daimon Shrine (Daimon Jizo Hall)
Main Image Wooden Half-Seated Jizo Bosatsu and Two Standing Heavenly Kings (traditionally Tamonten and Komokuten) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionDaimon Jizo Hall in Hanaizumi, Ichinoseki, preserves a group of Buddhist images designated as Tangible Cultural Properties of Iwate Prefecture. The half-seated Jizo Bosatsu is carved from a single piece of katsura wood and measures 130.5 cm from the seat, a half-jōroku-scale image. It sits majestically on a rock pedestal with the left leg lowered and is thought to date from the late Heian to early Kamakura period, around the 12th–13th century. No other pre-medieval half-jōroku Jizo image is known in Iwate, making it important to the history of Jizo devotion. The accompanying Two Heavenly Kings are split-and-joined katsura-wood figures dated to the late Heian period, around the 12th century, with a massive and powerful sculptural presence. The originals can be viewed with advance coordination, making this a valuable destination for ancient Buddhist sculpture within the Hiraizumi cultural sphere.
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