Seated Rāgarāja (Nara National Museum)
| Aizen Myōō (Skt. Rāgarāja) | |
|---|---|
| Japanese: 木造愛染明王坐像 | |
| Artist | Kaijō (Kaisei), Kaison, and Kaiben |
| Year | 1256 |
| Catalogue | 03319 |
| Medium | Wooden sculpture |
| Movement | Buddhist art in Japan |
| Subject | Rāgarāja |
| Dimensions | Statue: 26.2; Halo 30.3; Pedestal: 29.3 cm (??) |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
| Location | Nara National Museum, Nara, Japan |
| Accession | 958-2, 985-3 |
| Website | https://www.narahaku.go.jp/english/collection/958-2.html |
Seated Rāgarāja or Seated Aizen Myō-ō (Japanese: 木造愛染明王坐像) is a Buddhist sculpture from the Kamakura period depicting the Wisdom King Rāgarāja (Aizen Myō-ō), carved in 1256 in the city of Nara, Japan. Constructed in the decades of restoration after the siege of Nara during the Genpei War using materials used for the reconstruction of the Daibutsuden in Tōdai-ji, the statue was once part of the pantheon at Kōfuku-ji until it was sold off by the temple during the Meiji era. It is currently owned by the Nara National Museum and is classified as an Important Cultural Property of Japan as an outstanding example of mid-Kamakura-period art.