The World of Unkei: A Journey of Buddhist Statues and Prayer - Toki no Tabibito Bessatsu (San-ei Mook) The World of Unkei Kamakura Buddhist Sculptor Who Marked an Era of Turmoil The Buddhist statues of Unkei, who reached his peak in the Kamakura period, still captivate many people today. Dynamic muscles, realistic expressions, delicate folds in the clothing... But that's not all. By having his disciples work on the Buddhist statues within the temple, he created the space itself. One of the culmination of this is Kofuku-ji Temple. There, a solemn world that is usually rarely opened exists. Let's imprint in our eyes the many statues Unkei created, and their prayers. CONTENTS 1 Cover 5 Table of Contents 6 [Special Feature] Attempting to recreate the inner sanctuary as it was when the Unkei school worked on it Special Exhibition "Unkei: Space of Prayer - Kofuku-ji Hokuen-do" 16 The World of Unkei: A Journey of Buddhist Statues and Prayer 20 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 1: The Footprints of Unkei, Deeply Rooted in Nanto, the Home of the Kei School Kofuku-ji Temple [Nara City, Nara Prefecture] 28 Interview with Eishun Moriya, Chief Priest of Kofuku-ji Temple 30 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 2: The Kei School's Representative Work, the Nio, a Giant Body Protecting the Buddhist Law Todai-ji Temple [Nara City, Nara Prefecture] 36 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 3: Unkei's Earliest Buddhist Statues in the Paradise in the Mountains Enjo-ji Temple [Nara City, Nara Prefecture] 42 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 4: The Only Unkei Statue Remaining in the Capital Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple [Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture] 46 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 5: The Child Statues Housed in the Holy Land Where Kukai Sleeps Koyasan Reihokan [Koya Town, Wakayama Prefecture] 50 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 6: The Creation of Statues That Became a Foothold in the Relationship with the Shogunate Ganjoju-in Temple [Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture] 56 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 7: Unkei Begins to Be Heavily Used by the Center of the Shogunate Joraku-ji Temple [Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture] 62 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 8: The Temple of the Miura Clan, Which Holds the Possibility of Unkei's Buddhist Statues Mangan-ji Temple [Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture] 64 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 9: Unkei's Last Buddhist Statues in a Famous Temple in the East Shomyo-ji Komyo-in Temple [Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture] 68 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 10: Exploring Traces of Unkei in the Bugaku Masks Seto Shrine [Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture] 72 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 11: The Three Statues Remaining in Mikawa to Mourn Yoritomo Takisan-ji Temple [Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture] 76 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 12: Small Buddhist Statues Enshrined in the Birthplace of the Ashikaga Clan Kotoku-ji Temple [Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture] 78 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage 13: Unkei Statues That Can Be Viewed Anytime in the City Center Hanzomon Museum [Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo] 80 Unkei's Buddhist Statue Pilgrimage Extra: A Pure Land Garden That Tells of the Glory of the Ashikaga Clan Kabasaki-dera Ruins [Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture] 82 COLUMN Interview with Kaname Azusawa (Author of "Arabutsushi Unkei") 85 Genealogy of the Kei School 86 Unkei and the Rulers 92 The Buddhist Sculptors of the Kei School, Unkei's Lineage and Disciples, Who Are Talented 106