Kaikei was a Japanese Busshi (sculptor of Buddha statue) of Kamakura period, known alongside Unkei. Because many busshi of the school have a name including kei (慶), his school is called Kei-ha (Kei school). Kaikei being also called Annami-dabutsu, his style is called Anna-miyō (Anna style) and is known to be intelligent, pictorial and delicate. Most of his works have a height of about three shaku, and there are many of his works in existence.
Amitabha Triad in Jōdo-ji in Ono (1195) - National Treasure of Japan. Most important work. Height: 24.6 ft
Hachiman in Tōdai-ji (1201) - National Treasure of Japan.
Nio(Agyō) in Tōdai-ji (1203) - National Treasure of Japan. Joint production with Unkei and 13 assistant sculptors.
Mahamayuri in Kinpusen-ji (1200) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Maitreya in Sanbō-in (1192) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Vairocana in Ishiyama-dera (1194) - Important Cultural Property of Japan.
File:小野浄土寺三尊.jpg|Amitabha Triad in [[Jōdo-ji (Ono)|Jōdo-ji in Ono]] (1195)
File:Todaiji Monastery Hachiman by Kaikei (420).jpg|Hachiman in [[Tōdai-ji]] (1201)
File:Nio guardians by Unkei in Nara.
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Unkei (運慶; 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. However, the sculptures he produced for the Tōdai-ji in Nara show a flair for realism different from anything Japan had seen before. Today, Unkei is the best known of the Kei artists, and many art historians consider him its "most distinguished member".
Kōkei (康慶, active 1175–1200) was a Japanese sculptor of the Kamakura period. He headed the Kei school during the reconstructions of Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. Although his works are still largely in the style established by Jōchō in the Heian period, Kōkei's sculpture show a move toward the greater realism that characterizes the works of his disciples Unkei, Kaikei, and Jōkei. Kōkei was a direct descendant, both genetically and artistically, of Jōchō, a master sculptor of the Heian period.