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*''Active: [[1189]]-[[1223]]''
*''Japanese'': 快慶 ''(Kaikei)''
Kaikei was a ''busshi'' (sculptor of Buddhist sculpture) of the [[Kei school]]; along with his contemporary [[Unkei]], he is credited with creating many of the most famous and treasured Buddhist sculptures of Nara and Kyoto.
A 56-inch tall statue of [[Miroku]] in gilded wood, dated to late [[1189]] and in the collection of the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] since 1920, has long been considered the oldest known extant work by the sculptor.<ref>"[http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/miroku-the-bodhisattva-of-the-future-28592 Miroku, the Bodhisattva of the Future]," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.</ref> In late 2013, scholars announced that they now suspect a stone carving at Jishô-in in [[Nara prefecture]], dated to early 1189, to also be a work of Kaikei's; if this identification is correct, it would make this work in Nara the oldest extant known work by the artist, supplanting that held by the MFA.<ref>Matsuyama Naoki, "[http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201309020062 Researchers confirm work by Kamakura Period sculptor Kaikei; could be oldest]," Asahi Shimbun, 2 Sept 2013.</ref>
Kaikei's other most famous works include:
*The pair of [[Nio|Niô]] guardian statues in the Nandaimon of [[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]], constructed in collaboration with [[Unkei]] and with the aid of 18 other Kei school sculptors & assistants. Completed over the course of only 72 days in [[1203]], from multiple blocks (''[[yosegi-zukuri]]''), they are the tallest freestanding wooden sculptures in Japan.<ref>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. pp187-188.</ref>
*A wooden sculpture of [[Hachiman]] in the guise of a Buddhist monk, also held at Tôdai-ji. This seated sculpture, in particularly realistic style and usually good condition with its painting intact, is 34 1/2 inches tall, and dates to [[1201]].<ref>Mason. pp191-192.</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Japanese'': 快慶 ''(Kaikei)''
Kaikei was a ''busshi'' (sculptor of Buddhist sculpture) of the [[Kei school]]; along with his contemporary [[Unkei]], he is credited with creating many of the most famous and treasured Buddhist sculptures of Nara and Kyoto.
A 56-inch tall statue of [[Miroku]] in gilded wood, dated to late [[1189]] and in the collection of the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] since 1920, has long been considered the oldest known extant work by the sculptor.<ref>"[http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/miroku-the-bodhisattva-of-the-future-28592 Miroku, the Bodhisattva of the Future]," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.</ref> In late 2013, scholars announced that they now suspect a stone carving at Jishô-in in [[Nara prefecture]], dated to early 1189, to also be a work of Kaikei's; if this identification is correct, it would make this work in Nara the oldest extant known work by the artist, supplanting that held by the MFA.<ref>Matsuyama Naoki, "[http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201309020062 Researchers confirm work by Kamakura Period sculptor Kaikei; could be oldest]," Asahi Shimbun, 2 Sept 2013.</ref>
Kaikei's other most famous works include:
*The pair of [[Nio|Niô]] guardian statues in the Nandaimon of [[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]], constructed in collaboration with [[Unkei]] and with the aid of 18 other Kei school sculptors & assistants. Completed over the course of only 72 days in [[1203]], from multiple blocks (''[[yosegi-zukuri]]''), they are the tallest freestanding wooden sculptures in Japan.<ref>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. pp187-188.</ref>
*A wooden sculpture of [[Hachiman]] in the guise of a Buddhist monk, also held at Tôdai-ji. This seated sculpture, in particularly realistic style and usually good condition with its painting intact, is 34 1/2 inches tall, and dates to [[1201]].<ref>Mason. pp191-192.</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]