Seated Fudō Myō-ō (by Kaikei)
Wood, polychromy with kirikane (cut-gold decoration), crystal-inlaid eyes · Kamakura period · Ken'nin 3 (1203) · Daigo-ji, Kyoto
In the same year the great Nio guardians of Tōdai-ji’s south gate were completed, Kaikei poured the same intensity into this small 53.3 cm figure.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –