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Unkei

1151 - 1223

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Unkei (Japanese: 運慶; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Unkei has received more than 87,684 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Unkei is the 1,262nd most popular painter (down from 1,138th in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from Japan (down from 900th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Unkei ranks 1,262 out of 1,421Before him are Joseph Duplessis, Wojciech Gerson, Karin Bergöö Larsson, Pavel Filonov, Milena Pavlović-Barili, and Fanny Brate. After him are Alan Lee, Davide Ghirlandaio, Kanō Motonobu, Igor Grabar, Katsukawa Shunshō, and Władysław Podkowiński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1151, Unkei ranks 6Before him are Alix of France, Igor Svyatoslavich, Agnes of Austria, Prince Mochihito, and Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia.  Among people deceased in 1223, Unkei ranks 9Before him are Muqali, George IV of Georgia, Margaret of Hungary, Mstislav III of Kiev, Sancho, Count of Provence, and Wincenty Kadłubek. After him is Ada, Countess of Holland.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Unkei ranks 941 out of 6,048Before him are Toru Iwatani (1955), Kazuki Takahashi (1961), Abe Masahiro (1819), Nobuko Yoshiya (1896), Noriaki Kasai (1972), and Uesugi Harunori (1751). After him are Kanō Motonobu (1476), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), Megumi Hayashibara (1967), Sekiryo Kaneda (1901), Shinji Kagawa (1989), and Kenji Kawai (1957).

Among PAINTERS In Japan

Among painters born in Japan, Unkei ranks 23Before him are Maruyama Ōkyo (1733), Hiroshi Yoshida (1876), On Kawara (1932), Utagawa Toyokuni (1769), Tarō Okamoto (1911), and Kuroda Seiki (1866). After him are Kanō Motonobu (1476), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), Uemura Shōen (1875), Torii Kiyonobu I (1664), Toyohara Chikanobu (1838), and Kanō Tan'yū (1602).