Scroll painting of Buddha. The inscription on the painting reads 大明地藏王菩薩, which shows the identity of the figure. He is Kṣitigarbha, a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk. His name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb". One wooden suspension bar.
scroll painting (ritual & belief: representations)
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