Jizō Playing a Flute, 1670, Kano Tan'yū, Japanese, 1602 - 1674, 8 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (21.31 × 35.88 cm) (image), Ink and light color on silk, Japan, 17th century, In this painting by the renowned Kano School master, Kano Tanyū, the salvific bodhisattva Jizō (Sanskrit: Ksitigarbha) descends from the sky on a wisp of cloud. In a unique take on Jizō imagery thought to have been invented by Tanyū himself, the youthful bodhisattva plays a flute and wears a lotus leaf atop his head.