- Source: 1200s in art
The decade of the 1200s in art involved some significant events.
Events
Art
1200: Kaikei sculpts Mahamayuri in Kimpusen-ji, an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
1201: Kaikei sculpts Hachiman in Tōdai-ji, a National Treasure of Japan
1203: Kaikei with Unkei sculpts Nio in Tōdai-ji, a National Treasure of Japan
1205: The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus – stained glass done for Rouen Cathedral
1205: Stone jamb figures done for Chartres Cathedral
1206: Unknown artist sculpts Priest Chōgen in Tōdai-ji
1207: Twelve different artists sculpt Twelve Heavenly Generals in Kōfuku-ji
1208: Unkei sculpts Muchaku in Kōfuku-ji
Births
Deaths
1205: Nicholas of Verdun – French goldsmith and enamellist of the Middle Ages (born 1130)
1205: Fujiwara Takanobu – Japanese nise-e painter (died 1142)