1200s in art
The decade of the 1200s in art involved some significant 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
Deaths
- 1205: Nicholas of Verdun – French goldsmith and enamellist of the Middle Ages
- 1205: Fujiwara Takanobu – Japanese nise-e painter