Community hub
0 subscribers8 pages, 0 posts
Recent from talks
All channels
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Contribute something
Welcome to the community hub built to collect knowledge and have discussions related to Kaikei.
Nothing was collected or created yet.
Kaikei
View on Wikipediafrom Wikipedia
Kaikei (快慶) was a Japanese Busshi (sculptor of Buddha statue) of the Kamakura period, known alongside Unkei. Because many busshi of the school have a name including kei (慶), his school is called Kei-ha (Kei school). Kaikei being also called Annami-dabutsu (安阿弥陀仏), his style is called Anna-miyō (安阿弥様, Anna style) and is known to be intelligent, pictorial and delicate. Most of his works have a height of about three shaku, and there are many of his works in existence.
Primary work
[edit]- Boston Miroku (1189) - Earliest attributable work.[1]
- Amitabha Triad in Jōdo-ji in Ono (1195) - National Treasure of Japan. Most important work. Height: 24.6 ft
- Hachiman in Tōdai-ji (1201) - National Treasure of Japan.
- Burke Jizō (1203) - Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Nio(Agyō) in Tōdai-ji (1203) - National Treasure of Japan. Joint production with Unkei and 13 assistant sculptors.
- Mahamayuri in Kinpusen-ji (1200) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
- Maitreya in Sanbō-in (1192) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
- Vairocana in Ishiyama-dera (1194) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
-
Amitabha Triad in Jōdo-ji in Ono (1195) -
-
Nio (Agyō) in Tōdai-ji (1203)
.jpg)
Attributed or Alleged Work
[edit]- Statue of Chōgen (1201-1206), attributed to Kaikei and/or Unkei, National Treasure of Japan; Tōdai-ji[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Miroku, the Bodhisattva of the Future – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". 2021-05-30. Archived from the original on 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Seated Image of the Priest Chōgen". nippon.com. 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
External links
[edit]- Bridge of dreams: the Mary Griggs Burke collection of Japanese art, a catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Kaikei (see index)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaikei.
| International | |
|---|---|
| Other | |
 | This Japanese artist–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article about an Asian sculptor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |