Bodhidharma
UnkeiWW-1504-527035
1504·hanging scroll; ink on paper·Painting: 56.6 x 25.9 cm (22 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.); Mounted: 127.5 x 27.7 cm (50 3/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
Catalogue
- Year
- 1504
- Dimensions
- Painting: 56.6 x 25.9 cm (22 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.); Mounted: 127.5 x 27.7 cm (50 3/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Unkei
Artist
Unkei
Unkei was a Japanese sculptor of the Kei school, which flourished in the Kamakura period. He specialized in statues of the Buddha and other important Buddhist figures. Unkei's early works are fairly traditional, similar in style to pieces by his father, Kōkei. However, the sculptures he produced for the Tōdai-ji in Nara show a flair for realism different from anything Japan had seen before. Today, Unkei is the best known of the Kei artists, and many art historians consider him its "most distinguished member".
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- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
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