Seated Zenki
Unknown Artist
1400s
Medium
wood with pigment
Dimensions
h. 30.5 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Sundry Art - Japanese/Korean and Lillian Kern Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2012.40.1
About this artwork
The axe-wielding red Zenki, and the vase-holding, bamboo backpack-wearing green Koki are both under the mystical control of the monk, En no Ozunu (legendarily 634–701), also known as En no Gyōja, or “En the Ascetic,” considered to have founded Shugendō, a style of religious practice focused on performing austerities in mountainous settings.