Kukai [posthumously called Kobo Daishi] was a Buddhist monk, scholar and artist … subscribers only
Sculpture of Kukai (artist not known)
Bibliography
1. Biographical dictionary of Japanese Art. Edited by Yutaka Tazawa. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981 pp. 360-361 2. Roberts, Laurence P. A dictionary of Japanese artists: painting, sculpture, ceramics, prints, lacquer. New York, NY: John Weatherhill, 1976