Tankei
湛慶
Artist · 1173 – ?
Buddhist sculptor, the eldest son of Unkei and his successor at the head of the Kei school until the middle of the 13th century; his best-known work is the seated Thousand-armed Kannon, the principal icon of the Sanjūsangendō of Rengeō-in in Kyoto1. Born in 11732. TNM, Unkei 2017, “As Unkei’s successor, Tankei headed the Kei school of Buddhist sculpture until the middle of the 13th century. Several of his works are extant, including the seated image of the Thousand-Armed Kannon Bosatsu that serves as the principal icon of the Sanjusangendo hall of Rengeoin temple in Kyoto”. ↩ Kobayashi 1954, “in 1173 was born his first son, Tankei”. ↩ Literatur Kobayashi 1954: Takeshi Kobayashi, Study on the Life and Works of Unkei. English Summary, (Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Monograph No. 1), Tenri 1954. TNM, Unkei 2017: UNKEI – The Great Master of Buddhist Sculpture (special exhibition, 2017), in: Tokyo National Museum, Exhibitions (2017), https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1861&lang=en (zuletzt abgerufen am 28.10.2026).