Sagami Province: Entrance to the Caves at Enoshima
Printerprinted by
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1853
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1408
Label TextThe small island of Enoshima lies in Sagami Bay near Kamakura and is dedicated to Benzaiten, the goddess of wealth and music. Caves housed shrines to the goddess and were popular destinations of countless pilgrimages. An earlier triptych by Hiroshige, shown on the right, depicts throngs of pilgrims arriving to the island.On View
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1858
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1858, 4th month
