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Unkei

1151 - 1223

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Unkei (運慶; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯꜜŋ.kei, -keː], c. 1150 – 1223) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Unkei is the 1,340th most popular painter (up from 1,464th in 2019), the 1,024th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,056th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Unkei ranks 1,340 out of 2,023. Before him are Marlene Dumas, Alexey Venetsianov, Janis Rozentāls, Juliusz Kossak, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, and Federico Zandomeneghi. After him are Tarō Okamoto, Gerard de Lairesse, Joaquín Torres-García, Alan Lee, Sattar Bahlulzade, and Stanisław Szukalski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1151, Unkei ranks 5. Before him are Alix of France, Agnes of Austria, Igor Svyatoslavich, and Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. After him is Prince Mochihito. Among people deceased in 1223, Unkei ranks 11. Before him are Ibn Qudamah, Margaret of Hungary, Mstislav III of Kiev, Ada, Countess of Holland, Wincenty Kadłubek, and Sancho, Count of Provence.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Unkei ranks 1,024 out of 6,245. Before him are Toshio Matsuura (1955), Sanjō Sanetomi (1837), Hajime Moriyasu (1968), Toru Yoshikawa (1961), Tōru Furuya (1953), and Stephen Fumio Hamao (1930). After him are Tarō Okamoto (1911), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934), Nakahama Manjirō (1827), Kazuo Sakamaki (1918), and Shigesato Itoi (1948).

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Among PAINTERS In Japan

Among painters born in Japan, Unkei ranks 21. Before him are On Kawara (1932), Torii Kiyonaga (1752), Kanō Motonobu (1476), Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570), Torii Kiyonobu I (1664), and Kanō Tan'yū (1602). After him are Tarō Okamoto (1911), Kuroda Seiki (1866), Ogata Kenzan (1663), Toyohara Chikanobu (1838), Hiroshi Yoshida (1876), and Uemura Shōen (1875).

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