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The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji

ca. 1350
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 衿羯羅童子・制多迦童子
  • Title: The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji
  • Artist: Unidentified Artists, act. 14th century
  • Period: Nanbokuchō period (1336–1392)
  • Date: ca. 1350
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Lacquered wood with traces of paint, inlaid glass eyes; joined-block construction (yosegi-zukuri)
  • Dimensions: 1. Kongara: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
    2. Seitaka: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Fund and Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2018
  • Object Number: 2018.17.1, .2
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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