Kei school

Japanese: 慶派 - けいは

During the Kamakura period, this school was influential in the world of Buddhist statue sculptors as a legitimate lineage, centered around Nara. Since Kōkei, many sculptors have had the character "Kei" in their names, such as Unkei, Kaikei, and Tankei, and in later generations, this group has come to be known as the Kei school. After Tankei, there have been the following Buddhist sculptors: Unkei's second son, Kōun, who is said to have changed his name to Jokei; his third son, Kōben, who created the "Ryūtōki and Tentōki" statues at Kofuku-ji Temple; his fourth son, Kōkatsu, who created the "Amida Triad" statues at the Golden Hall of Hōryū-ji Temple, the "Kobo Daishi" statue at the north side of the Miedō Hall of To-ji Temple, and the "Kūya Shonin" statue at Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple; his fifth son, Unga; his sixth son, Unsuke; and Kōen, Kōun's son, who created the "Taisan-ō and Hatsue-ō" statues at Byakugō-ji Temple and the "Aizen Myōō" statue at Jingō-ji Temple. The son of Unsuke was Yasutoshi, who sculpted the Jikokuten statue at Eiko-ji Temple in Oita and the Four Attendants of Manjusri at Hannya-ji Temple in Nara. The son of Yasukatsu was Yasukiyo, who sculpted the Jizo Bodhisattva statue at Todai-ji Temple. Gyokai was a disciple of Kaikei and his teacher and sculpted the Shaka Nyorai statue at Daiho'on-ji Temple. Eikai sculpted the Jizo Bodhisattva statue in the lecture hall of Todai-ji Temple. Chokai sculpted the Kobo Daishi statue at Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple. These Buddhist sculptors continued to boast influence as orthodox Buddhist sculptors even after the En and In schools fell into decline, and continued to exist into the Edo period.

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Japanese:

鎌倉時代，奈良を中心に正系仏師として造仏界に勢力をもった一派。康慶以来，運慶，快慶，湛慶など，名に慶の1字をつけるものが多く，後世これを慶派と称する。湛慶以後には次の仏師がいる。運慶の次男で定慶と改名したと伝えられる康運。興福寺『竜灯鬼，天灯鬼』造像の3男康弁。法隆寺金堂『阿弥陀三尊像』，東寺北面御影堂『弘法大師』，六波羅蜜寺『空也上人』造像の4男康勝。5男運賀。6男運助。康運の子で白毫寺『泰山王，初江王』，神護寺『愛染明王』造像の康円。運助の子で大分，永興寺『持国天』，奈良，般若寺『文殊四眷属』造像の康俊。康勝の子で東大寺『地蔵菩薩』造像の康清。快慶の弟子で師と大報恩寺『釈迦如来』造像の行快。東大寺講堂『地蔵菩薩』造像の栄快。六波羅蜜寺『弘法大師』造像の長快など。これら仏師は円派や院派が衰退したのちも正系仏師として勢力を誇り，江戸時代まで存続した。

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