# Enkū

> Enkū (円空) (1632-1695) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet and sculptor during the early Edo period. He was born in Mino Province 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.

*Japanese sculptor and monk*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/enku

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1632
- **Died:** 1695-08-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 9.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [圆空](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9C%86%E7%A9%BA)
- [Enkū](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enk%C5%AB)
- [Enkū](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enk%C5%AB)
- [Enku](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enku)
- [Enkū](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enk%C5%AB)
- [円空](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%86%E7%A9%BA)
- [Enkū](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enk%C5%AB)
- [Энку](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%83)
- [เอ็งกู](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B9)
- [Енку](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%83)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2406940)

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