Carving the Buddhaalpha 日本語

Unkei運慶

?–1223

Said to be his likeness1

Seated portrait at Rokuharamitsu-ji, Kyoto, said to represent Unkei. The attribution is traditional, not documented.
Seated portrait at Rokuharamitsu-ji, Kyoto, said to represent Unkei. The attribution is traditional, not documented.From Nihon Chōkoku, Nara Imperial Museum, 1933 (public domain)

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Seated Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana) Seated Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana) 1176 Enjō-ji, Nara Unkei Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitābha) Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitābha) 1186 Ganjōju-in, Izunokuni, Shizuoka Unkei Kongara Dōji, from the Eight Great Youths Kongara Dōji, from the Eight Great Youths ca. 1197 Kongōbu-ji, Kōya, Wakayama Unkei Seitaka Dōji, from the Eight Great Youths Seitaka Dōji, from the Eight Great Youths ca. 1197 Kongōbu-ji, Kōya, Wakayama Unkei Seated Jizō Bosatsu (Kṣitigarbha) Seated Jizō Bosatsu (Kṣitigarbha) Kamakura period Rokuharamitsu-ji, Kyoto Unkei
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Standing Shō Kannon (Āryāvalokiteśvara) with Bonten and Taishakuten joint work 1201 Treasure hall, Takisan-ji, Okazaki, Aichi Unkei · Tankei Kongōrikishi (Niō), Agyō Kongōrikishi (Niō), Agyō joint work 1203 Nandaimon, Tōdai-ji, Nara Unkei · Kaikei · Jōkaku · Tankei Kongōrikishi (Niō), Ungyō Kongōrikishi (Niō), Ungyō joint work 1203 Nandaimon, Tōdai-ji, Nara Unkei · Kaikei · Jōkaku · Tankei Standing Mujaku (Asaṅga) Standing Mujaku (Asaṅga) ca. 1212 Hokuen-dō, Kōfuku-ji, Nara Unkei

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