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 , his style is called 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.
Attributed or Alleged Work
Statue of Chōgen (1201-1206), attributed to Kaikei and/or Unkei, National Treasure of Japan; Tōdai-ji
References
External links 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)