Seitaka Dôji
1401–1500
- Medium
- Wood with traces of polychromy
- Dimensions
- H.: 63.8 cm (25 in.)
- Genre
- wood
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
woodasian artsculpturewood (plant material)Japanese (culture or style)
About
Seitaka Doji is one of the two boy attendants of Fudo Myo-o (the Immovable or Unshakable One). Sculptural triads of these figures exist from the late Heian period (794–1185). In these triads, Seitaka Doji has a troll-like appearance, which contrasts with the placid features of his fellow attendant, Kongara Doji.