Kaikei
1150
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1250
Japanese artist and painter (1150-1250)
Kaikei (快慶) was a Japanese Busshi of the Kamakura period, known alongside Unkei. Because many busshi of the school have a name including kei (慶), his school is called Kei-ha. Kaikei being also called Annami-dabutsu (安阿弥陀仏), his style is called Anna-miyō and is known to be intelligent, pictorial and delicate. Most of his works have a height of about three shaku, and there are many of his works in existence.