thumb|right|200px|Kaikei, wood-colored Buddha

thumb|right|200px|Kaikei, wooden bodhisattva statue with lacquer, gold, copper, and crystal

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.

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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)

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Attributed or Alleged Work

  • Statue of Chōgen (1201-1206), attributed to Kaikei and/or Unkei, National Treasure of Japan; Tōdai-ji

References

  • 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)