木喰Mokujiki Digital Archive
Works Catalogue

SC-1800-018

Kōbō Daishi (Seikaiji)

sculpture1800-07
ID
SC-1800-018
Type
sculpture
Subject
Portrait of Kūkai (空海) / Kōbō Daishi (弘法大師)
Date
1800-07
Date Notes
Kansei 12 (1800); late July; temple subsequently became inactive; work now in local museum
Vow Serial
千体之内
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
H 17 cm
Location
Seikaiji (勢皆寺; now in local historical museum)
City
Fujieda
Prefecture
Shizuoka
Country
Japan
Source
Muruburu38
Notes
H. 17 cm — among the smallest known Mokujiki works. Portrait subject (Kōbō Daishi / Kūkai) is rare in the Mokujiki corpus. After Seikaiji ceased functioning the work was managed locally then transferred to a local historical museum.