New 'Jizo Bosatsu' statue almost completed
KYOTO, Japan - A new 'Jizo Bosatsu,' (an image of a Buddhist saint), is almost complete. The original centuries-old wooden statue was destroyed in a suspected arson attack at the main hall of the Jakko-in Temple in Kyoto on May 9. The 2.6-meter wooden statue, housed in the main hall, had been designated by the state as an important cultural treasure. The new statue is 42 centimeters tall.
- Product Code
- ILEA000005780
- Registered date
- 2000/9/01 00:00:00
- Credit
- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
- Media size
- 1432 × 1993 pixel
- Deployment size
- 178.39(KB)*
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