Unkei and the Kamakura Shogunate [Japanese]

By 横須賀美術館

Closely connected with the Kamakura shogunate, the master Buddhist sculptor Unkei developed his artistic career in eastern Japan. This exhibition catalog reexamines Unkei's activities through the perspectives of samurai devotion and women's prayers, tracing his legacy through important works preserved in and around Kamakura. Featuring numerous Buddhist sculptures attributed to Unkei and his workshop, this official catalog provides an in-depth exploration of the world of one of Japan's greatest sculptors of the Kamakura period.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Japanese
• ISBN: 4642084614
• ISBN13: 9784642084611
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Yoshikawakobunkan
• Length: 128 Pages