Kaikei was a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese Busshi

Busshi

A Busshi is a Japanese sculptor specializing in Buddha statues.- List of Busshi :* Tori Busshi* Jōchō* Unkei* Kaikei* Enkū...

 (sculptor of Buddha statue) of Kamakura period

Kamakura period

The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....

, known alongside Unkei

Unkei

Unkei was a Japanese sculptor of the Kei school, which flourished in the Kamakura period. He specialized in statues of the Buddha and other important Buddhist figures. Unkei's early works are fairly traditional, similar in style to pieces by his father, Kōkei...

. Because many busshi of the school have a name including kei (慶), his school is called Kei-ha (Kei school

Kei school

The ' was a Japanese school of Buddhist sculpture which emerged in the early Kamakura period . Based in Nara, it was the dominant school in Buddhist sculpture in Japan into the 14th century, and remained influential until the 19th...

). Kaikei being also called Anna-dabutsu, his style is called Anna-miyou (Anna style) 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

• Amitabha Triad in Jōdo-ji in Ono
  Jōdo-ji (Ono)
  The is a temple of the Shingon sect in Ono, Hyōgo, Japan.It was established by Chōgen in 1190 - 1198.Jōdo-ji's Jōdodō completed in 1194 is a National Treasure of Japan.The architecture is in the Daibutsu style that combines Japanese and Chinese elements....
  
   (1195) - National Treasure of Japan. Most important work. Height: 24.6 ft
• Hachiman in Tōdai-ji
  Todai-ji
  , is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu . The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the ...
  
   (1201) - National Treasure of Japan.
• Nio in Tōdai-ji
  Todai-ji
  , is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu . The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the ...
  
   (1203) - National Treasure of Japan. Joint production with Unkei
  Unkei
  Unkei was a Japanese sculptor of the Kei school, which flourished in the Kamakura period. He specialized in statues of the Buddha and other important Buddhist figures. Unkei's early works are fairly traditional, similar in style to pieces by his father, Kōkei...
  
   et al.
• Mahamayuri in Kinpusen-ji (1200) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
• Maitreya in Sanbō-in
  Sanbo-in
  is a Buddhist temple in southern Kyoto, Japan, known today primarily for the quality of its garden.-History:Sanbō-in was established in the Azuchi-Momoyama period . It was a sub-temple of Daigo-ji, which is a Heian period temple founded in 902...
  
   (1192) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
• Vairocana in Ishiyamadera (1194) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.