A lacquered wood figure of a guardian Cetaka (Seitaka Doji)
A lacquered wood figure of a guardian Cetaka (Seitaka Doji)

Kamakura period (14th century)

Details
A lacquered wood figure of a guardian Cetaka (Seitaka Doji)
Kamakura period (14th century)
The guardian figure modeled in cypress wood and painted with polychrome lacquer and kirikane (cut gold foil), standing in a frontal pose, wearing scarf and dhoti, with one arm lowered to hold a staff
6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high including base
Provenance
Shorenin Temple, Kyoto
Mathias Komor, New York, 20 November 1959
Dr. Robert and Bernice Dickes, New York

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