Adopt a Work of Art: Jizō Bosatsu

Conservation at the Ackland

Jizō is one of the most important bodhisattvas in the Buddhist tradition. He is shown as a priest standing on a swirling cloud descending toward the spectator. This Japanese painting on silk dates to the Kamakura period (1185-1333 C.E.). The scroll is worn and very fragile. There are numerous cracks, small losses, and lifting areas in the silk. The pigments and ink are abraded, but there is no retouching to distract from the delicate drawing. The proposed treatment includes removing all layers of the existing mount so that the thin painting on silk can be stabilized, cleaned and repaired before it is re-mounted into the traditional scroll format.

Conservation of the painting and re-mounting of the scroll with traditional materials and techniques is estimated at $13,500.

Japanese, Kamakura Period (1185-1333): Jizō Bosatsu, late 13th to early 14th century; hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk painting. Ackland Fund. 82.9.1.

Adopt a Work of Art

In January 2007, the Ackland launched a new program to fund top priority conservation treatments. Adopt a Work of Art gives individuals and groups the opportunity to sponsor the treatment of an individual work of art. The sponsor of a treatment has the fascinating opportunity to follow its progress through written reports, photos, and, in some cases, lab visits. When the conserved work returns to the gallery, the sponsor will be acknowledged in the wall label whenever the work is displayed in the Ackland Galleries.

Contact Ackland conservator Lyn Koehnline (843-3680; koehnlin@email.unc.edu) for further information about the program.

Find out more details of the works and their needed treatments by clicking on the respective image.

Current Works Awaiting Sponsorship

 

Current Sponsorships

A very special thank you to Carol McNeel for being the first to support the program and adopt Roe Deer in the Snow by Courbet.

Special thanks to every member of the Ackland Art Museum Guild for their adoption of Head of a Model by Bonnat.

Past Sponsorships