19th Century Antique Japanese Edo Zensai Doji Sudhana Shancai Bronze Buddha Statue 善財童子

Antique Japanese Lacquered Bronze StatueZenzai Doji 善財童子 Shancai Reading Heart Sutra Circa: Edo Period, 19th Century and earlier H 10 in.(25cm), W 9.5 in.(24cm), D 8 in.(20cm) Condition: replaced sutra, corrosion, lacquer loss and missing koro! The story of Zenzai Doji as a youth in searches for the teachings of the Buddha was first described in the Kegon Kyo Sutra in the 3rd century. On his fifty-three pilgrimages, he encountered fifty-five saints and sages, then ultimately attained spiritual enlightenment and became a bodhisattva. Zenzai Doji is often depicted as Nezha (哪吒) the Red Boy (Sudhana), or the Golden Boy, an acolyte of Kannon Bosatsu (Guanyin Bodhisattva). An account of Sudhana is detailed in the classic Journey to the West. The stance of this charming depiction of Zenzai Doji is lively and naturalistic, he is dressed in scholar garments seated by a rock, whose eyes gazed downward studying with a sutra scroll in hands, eyes, and brows are fine and expressive, facial feature