Seishi

anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1600

The deity Seishi stands for wisdom and in Japan is always represented as part of a triad. In a temple, he and his attendant Kannon (Chinese: Guanyin) would have flanked the Buddha Amida. Seishi is invariably seated to Amida's right with his hands folded before his chest in obeisance of Amida’s higher power.

Artwork typefigure, sculpture
Object numberAK-MAK-119
Dimensionsheight 103.5 cm, width 61.5 cm x depth 59.5 cm, height 30.5 cm x width 86.3 cm x depth 70.5 cm x diameter 60.3 cm
Physical characteristicswood with gilded lacquer

Identification

Title(s)
Seishi
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-119
Description
Beeld van hout met verguld lakwerk, van de bodhisattva Seishi, half knielend en met de handen verticaal tegen elkaar gehouden voor de borst, in de handhouding van aanbidding (kongō gasshō, anjali-mudra). De sokkel is opgenomen onder inventarisnummer AK-MAK-119-1.

Creation

Creation
sculptor: anonymous, Japan
Dating
c. 1400 - c. 1600
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Material and technique

Physical description
wood with gilded lacquer
Dimensions
- height 103.5 cm
- width 61.5 cm x depth 59.5 cm
- height 30.5 cm x width 86.3 cm x depth 70.5 cm x diameter 60.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase auction Ernst Karl Becker, Berlin, 1950)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Paul Wegener;{Note RMA.} his sale, Berlin(Ernst Karl Becker), 29 and 30 November 1950, no. 753, fl. 3,279, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- Bulletin van de Vereniging Vrienden der Aziatische kunst, (1951) 32 (jan.), p. 65-69, afb. 65, 67, 68.
- Bulletin van de Vereniging Vrienden der Aziatische kunst, 34, p. 98.
- Veilingcat. E.K. Becker, Collectie Wegener, Berlijn (Thefi-haus), 1950 (nov.), nr. 753, afb. 21.

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