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Kaikei

Kaikei (快慶) was a Japanese Busshi 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. Kaikei being also called Annami-dabutsu (安阿弥陀仏), his style is called Anna-miyō 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
• Boston Miroku (1189) - Earliest attributable work. • 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. File:小野浄土寺三尊.jpg|Amitabha Triad in Jōdo-ji in Ono (1195) File:Todaiji Monastery Hachiman by Kaikei (420).jpg|Hachiman in Tōdai-ji (1201) File:Nio guardians by Unkei in Nara.jpg|Nio (Agyō) in Tōdai-ji (1203) == Attributed or Alleged Work ==
Attributed or Alleged Work
• Statue of Chōgen (1201-1206), attributed to Kaikei and/or Unkei, National Treasure of Japan; Tōdai-ji ==References==
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