# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/unkei
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:51:06.920Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/unkei"
name: "Unkei"
slug: "unkei"
description: "Unkei  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\"."
tagline: "Japanese sculptor (1151-1223)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Unkei_Rokuharamitsuji.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1151"
deathDate: "1224-01-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.53
  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.59032666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%81%8B%E6%85%B6"
    title: "運慶"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%DA%A9%DB%8C"
    title: "اونکی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%99"
    title: "אונקיי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%81%8B%E6%85%B6"
    title: "運慶"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%98"
    title: "უნკეი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%8D%D0%B9"
    title: "Ункэй"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkei"
    title: "Unkei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B9"
    title: "Ункей"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2006048"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump