Lord Unkei - Unkeiyo

...The conscious rebellion against Jocho-sama can be said to be connected to the general cultural phenomenon of the time, the rejection of Heian dynasty culture. And the basis of Unkei-sama is likely to be in studying and integrating the classical sculpture of the Tenpyo period and onwards in Nara. Tracing the footsteps of his work, the Enjoji statue, one of his earliest works, thought to have been made when he was in his 20s, shows a new trend in the incorporation of new techniques such as a slender body and glass eyes, but it still has not completely escaped the Fujiwara style. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Unkei-sama" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…定朝様に対する意識的な反抗は，平安王朝文化の否定という，当時の一般的な文化現象に通じるといえる。そして運慶様の基礎は奈良の地で天平以来の彫刻の古典を学び総合したことにあるだろう。彼の仕事の足跡をたどると，最初期の作であり20歳代の作と思われる円成寺像は，引きしまった体軀や玉眼という新技法を取り入れた点に新しい動向が見られるが，なお藤原風を脱しきれてはいない。…

※「運慶様」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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