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