Asanga Bodhisattva by Unjo; Kamakura period, dated 1212
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Unjo
JAPAN, Kyoto; Kamakura period
Unjo was the sixth son of well-known Buddhist sculptor, Unkei. Also a sculptor of the Kei school, he was involved in the creation of the Heavenly King statues at the south gate of Toji Temple in Kyoto under the leadership of his father. In addition, alongside his brothers Koun and Kosho, he sculpted the statue of Dhrtarastra, Heavenly King of the East at the middle gate.
Between 1208 and 1212, Unjo worked under the careful guidance of Unkei and was responsible for the Asanga Bodhisattva statue in the North Octagonal Hall of Kofukuji Temple in Nara. It is Unjo’s only extant work, and the statue is currently listed as a National Treasure.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 273.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Unjo." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 273.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Unjo" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:273.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Unjo. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 273).
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