Seitaka doji, anonymous, c. 1275 - c. 1400

wood (plant material), h 48.5cm × w 12.7cm × d 7.5cm More details

This partial figure probably represents Seitaka doji (literally ‘the youth Seitaka’), one of the attendants of Fudo Myoo, patron deity of those who follow Buddhist teachings. Seitaka aids the deity in his duties and symbolises effective action. His place is to the right of Fudo Myoo, the direction in which he is inclined, ready to offer assistance.

Identification

Title(s)

Seitaka doji

Object type

Object number

AK-MAK-295

Description

Staande persoon, het hoofd zijwaarts gedraaid, waarvan armen en voeten ontbreken. Waarschijnlijk Seitaka Doji, een van de twee bijfiguren van Fudomyoo.

Creation

Artist

sculptor: anonymous

Place

Japan

Dating

c. 1275 - c. 1400

School / style

Muromachi-period (1338-1573)

Material and Technique

Material

wood (plant material)

Measurements

height 48.5 cm × width 12.7 cm × depth 7.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of S.H. Minkenhof, 1956)

Acquisition

loan 1972

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; donated by S.H. Minkenhof to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1956;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.1671

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