Standing Seishi Bosatsu (Mahāsthāmaprāpta)

Gilt bronze
H: 23.3cm
Kamakura period　13th century-14th century

D047780

Standing Seishi Bosatsu (Mahāsthāmaprāpta)_0

D047780
2007/02/27

Standing Seishi Bosatsu (Mahāsthāmaprāpta)_1

A308814
2007/02/27

This Seishi Bosatsu is one of the attendant deities accompanying Amida (Skt. Amitābha) in the Zenkō-ji-style Amida triad that was popular chiefly in the Kantō region from the Kamakura period (1185–1333) and onward. The water pitcher on the ornamental crown identifies this bodhisattva as Seishi. The regular facial features and the representation of the folds of the robe demonstrate a style that is somewhat staid but also finely crafted.
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Seishi Bosatsu is one of the attendant deities accompanying Amida (Skt. Amitābha) in the Zenkō-ji-style Amida triad that was popular chiefly in the Kantō region from the Kamakura period onward. The water pitcher on the ornamental crown signals that this bodhisattva is Seishi. The regular facial features and the representation of the folds of the robe demonstrate a style that is somewhat staid but also sturdy.

Ryusuke Yamaguchi
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2012, p.126, no.172.

Accession Number	1371-0
Category	Sculptures
Donation	Gift of Mr. Kazuhiko Hattori
Bibliography	Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum, 2022, 194p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2013, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2012, 168p. A Stroll Among Beloved Treasures: Buddchist Decorative Art Donated by Kazuhiko Hattori. Nara National Museum, 2007, 79p. (Japanese)