Toji Buddhist sculptor

Japanese: 東寺仏師職 - とうじぶっししき

When Unkei created the Nio statues at the Nandaimon Gate of To-ji Temple (Kyoogokoku-ji Temple) in Kyoto in 1198 (Kenkyu 9), he was the first to be appointed as the Great Buddha Sculptor of To-ji Temple, and since then, the position has been passed down to sculptors of the Kei school, which is the lineage of Unkei. Along with the sculptor position at Kofuku-ji Temple, the center of the Nara region, Unkei is considered the most traditional and authoritative Buddhist sculptor position, and its history can be traced back to his son Tankei and grandson Koen, and to the 26th head of the Kei school, Kosuke, who died in 1689 (Genroku 2) during the Edo period. [Sato Akio]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1198年(建久9)運慶が京都の東寺(教王護国寺)南大門仁王像を造った際，はじめて東寺大仏師職に補任されて以来，その系統である慶派の仏師に世襲された。奈良地方の中心たる興福寺仏師職と並んで，もっとも伝統と権威のある仏師職とされ，子湛慶，孫康円から引きつづき江戸時代1689年(元禄2)に没した慶派26代康祐まで記録をたどりうる。【佐藤昭夫】

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