The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji

Unidentified

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 223

Two boyish figures poised dramatically on rock-shaped bases flank a statue of the fierce-looking deity Fudō Myōō. To Fudō’s right, Kongara is shown as a youth with his hands pressed together in a contemplative pose. His counterpart, Seitaka, grimaces ferociously and gestures energetically with both arms. In keeping with convention, Seitaka wears his hair fastened in knots and was originally depicted with crimson skin.

The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji, Unidentified Artists, act. 14th century, Lacquered wood with traces of paint, inlaid glass eyes; joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan

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The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji, Unidentified Artists, act. 14th century, Lacquered wood with traces of paint, inlaid glass eyes; joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan
The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji, Unidentified Artists, act. 14th century, Lacquered wood with traces of paint, inlaid glass eyes; joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan
The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji, Unidentified Artists, act. 14th century, Lacquered wood with traces of paint, inlaid glass eyes; joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan
The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji, Unidentified Artists, act. 14th century, Lacquered wood with traces of paint, inlaid glass eyes; joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan
The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji, Unidentified Artists, act. 14th century, Lacquered wood with traces of paint, inlaid glass eyes; joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan

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