...but this time important and big enough to be alone. He was made in 1772, is called Enmei Jizo (延命地蔵) or Nurebotoke (八百屋お七) which means "wet Buddha" and it's said that he was made to comfort the spirit of Yaoya Oshichi, an arsonist who was burnt at the stake for her crimes.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).
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