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Bodhisattva

Kaikei (active ca. 1185-1220)

Recent scholarship associates this sculpture of a bodhisattva (enlightened being) with Kaikei (fl. 1180-1220), a master sculptor who contributed to the revival of Buddhist sculpture in the Kamakura period (1185-1333). Proportion and balance in the figure, realistic yet sensitive modeling of the facial features, and graceful, regular arrangement of the garment folds are marks of Kaikei's style.

Date

early 13th century

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Wood with lacquer, gold, copper, and crystal

Department

NMAA

Institution

National Museum of Asian Art

Object number

fsg_F1909.345a-h

Credit

Gift of Charles Lang Freer