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The monk Enku carved with a hatchet as he walked Japan; over 5,000 survive, smiling out of raw split wood.
About this place
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 thousands of wooden statues of the Buddha and other Buddhist icons, many of which were given in payment for lodging on his pilgrimages to temples throughout Japan.
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Founded / opened：1600s Architect / artist：Enku Highlights / collection：Wood carvings left as split by a hatchet, Vow to carve 120,000 statues in his lifetime Genre：Sculpture, Antique art and Buddhist art
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