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Burke Jizō
The Burke Jizō is a 13th century Tori Busshi, wooden statue of the bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha, carved in the around 1202 by the sculptor Kaikei. Originally held at Kōfuku-ji, it was held in private collections for many years, including that of American collector Mary Griggs Burke (1916–2012), whereupon in 2015, her collection was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art among which includes this statue. Background In 1180, during the Genpei War, the Siege of Nara goaded by the Taira clan caused the destruction of the city and its principal temples, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. In the decades after the war, construction spurred, helmed by the Kei school, a studio dedicated towards Buddhist sculpture. Prominent members of the school includes Kōkei (sculptor), Kōkei, his son Unkei, and Kaikei, who would later commission his first attributable work, the Boston Miroku in 1189 to Kōfuku-ji, where upon he would spend years carving the Japanese Buddhist pantheon, pantheon to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaikei
was a Japanese Busshi (sculptor of Buddha statue) of 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 Ish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
