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Tenjōji-bashi Kuyō Jizō Zōzō (Tenjōji Bridge Memorial Jizo Statue)

伊勢崎市昭和町

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A massive, 4.67-meter-tall round-carved statue of Jizo (the bodhisattva of compassion) erected to pray for the safety of Tenjōji Bridge.

History

Erected in 1762 CE (Bōryaku 12) to pray for the safety of Tenjōji Bridge, which spans the Kasukawa River. The Jizo statue is a round carving (maru-bori) sculpted from a single block of locally quarried stone, depicting the deity standing on a lotus throne. It was crafted by Izumiya Jiraeemon, a stonemason from Kitahachimachi-hori in Edo.

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