ENKU. Dotzenko,Grisha F. — Enku. Master carver.

Tokyo [etc.], Kodansha International, [1976]. 156 pp. B./w. ills. Orig. hardcover (orange cloth with black lettering on spine), d./j. 4to. This English-language book is a monograph on the life and artistic work of Enku (1632-1695), a 17th-century Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk, 'yamabushi' healer, poet, and wood sculptor. The book highlights Enku's unique style of sculpture; he was renowned for his expressive Buddhist figures and icons, often carved from wood using an axe or hatchet. It describes how the artist traveled through remote villages and mountains across Japan, leaving behind tens of thousands of raw, distinctive wooden carvings-crafted from scrap wood or tree stumps-along his path. The book includes numerous images of his art, a bibliography, and even suggestions for excursions to locations where Enku's work can be found.