kei　髻

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

Also read motodori. Hair tied on top of the head in a topknot. The same meaning as *houkei 宝髻 where the character 宝 hou is used as an respectful prefix. However in practice it appears that motodori is used more widely than houkei to refer to all hairstyles found on Buddhist figures ; rakei 螺髻 (snail hair), suikei 垂髻 (hanging hair), *soukei 双髻 (double chignon) etc., and to features of the head like the *nikkei 肉髻 (protuberance on head).

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