Yasukatsu - Koushou

Japanese: 康勝 - こうしょう

A Buddhist sculptor of the main line of the Kei school in the early Kamakura period. Hokyo Yasukatsu. Unkei's fourth son. Following their father Unkei and their brother Tankei, they created the Nio and Niten statues for Kyoogokokuji around 1198, and the statues for the Hokuen-do Hall of Kofukuji in 1208. They also created the Four Heavenly Kings statues for Jizo Jurin-in (23), the bronze Amida Triad statue (32) for the Golden Hall of Horyuji, the Kobo Daishi statue (33) for Kyoogokokuji, and the statue of Kuya (inscribed "Monk Yasukatsu") for Rokuharamitsu-ji. His remaining works show the realism and revivalist style of the Kei school.

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Japanese:

鎌倉時代前期の慶派正系の仏師。仏師法橋康勝。運慶の4男。兄湛慶らと父運慶に従って建久9 (1198) 年頃，教王護国寺の『仁王・二天像』を，承元2 (1208) 年に興福寺北円堂の諸像を造顕。その他地蔵十輪院の『四天王像』 (23) ，法隆寺金堂の銅像『阿弥陀三尊像』 (32) ，教王護国寺の『弘法大師像』 (33) ，六波羅蜜寺の『空也上人像』 (「僧康勝」の在銘) などを制作。遺品は慶派の写実と復古主義の作風を示す。

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