Enkū (円空) (1632–1695) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet and sculptor during the early Edo period. He was born in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) and is famous for carving …

Jul 1, 2024 · Enku made 120,000 wooden images of Buddha during his life-long pilgrimage on which he visited many parts of Japan, including Hokkaido. It is said that he reached Seki and …

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Feb 24, 2025 · Roughly hewed, smiling statues of deities and Buddhas... A monk named Enku is believed to have sculpted some 120,000 in Gifu Prefecture, which are beloved to this day. We …

Feb 4, 2025 · Enku (1632-95), a mountain ascetic and prolific sculptor who spent his later years in the mountainous and densely forested Hida region (northern Gifu Prefecture), allegedly carved …

Aug 9, 2024 · Enkū made sculptures of Shintō deities as well as figures from Buddhist iconography. One of the things that makes his sculptures so attractive is the remarkable …

Aug 23, 2021 · Enku seemed to have found a simple and profound way to do so. The warm smiling faces of Enku’s statues have a this-worldly quality that only a bodhisattva with a deep …

Jan 29, 2016 · Enku’s sculpture remained obscure from the seventeenth century until its rediscovery in the 1950s. Now this esoteric Buddhist ascetic is rapidly gaining recognition, and …

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Jan 6, 2025 · There are approximately 5,400 Enku Buddhist statues existing in Japan. Of these, 1,256 (the largest in Japan) are enshrined at Arako-Kannon-ji Temple. The types of Buddha …