A notable exception to this is the priest-sculptor Enku (1632-1695), whose roughly hewn wooden sculptures are the subject of a new exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum. The exhibition comprises ...

It is said that the Japanese Buddhist monk Enku (1632-1695) carved as many as 120,000 wooden Buddha statues during his lifetime pilgrimage to shrines nationwide. He is renowned for the respect he ...

Leading lights in Japanese Buddhist sculpture during the Edo era, Enku (1632-1695) and Mokujiki (1718-1810) both travelled far and wide in their respective lifetimes, leaving behind a vast ...

Edo-era monk Enku took to carving wooden statues of Buddha in the course of his travels around Japan, producing a staggering 120,000 during his life. This exhibition showcases a mere hundred such ...