A Japanese Travel Shrine–Zushi–Bronze Jizo–Edo/Meiji
February 2013 Auction by Far East Asian Art

Here we have a very nice zushi travel shrine with a rare bronze figure inside. The figure is that of Jizo – see Footnote. The bronze of Jizo measures 1 ½” high by3/4” wide by ½” deep. Her\ carries a silver colored staff in his right hand (removable) and the “wish fulfilling jewel in the palm of his upturned left hand. The figure is quite detailed – Jizo has a beatific expression on his face...