Utagawa Hiroshige
The production date: c.1847-1852 (c.Kouka 4-Kaei5)

Publisher: Sumimasa,(Sumiyoshi-ya Masagorou)

This work was published at the same time with the “Crowd of Pilgrims Gathered at the Enoshima Benzaiten of Sagami Province for the Kaichou Ceremony”, and the scene illustrated is the few hours after people forming a line at the approach to pay homage to the Benzaiten of Enoshima, the deity of music. The pilgrims hold the parasols with the emblems of their musical groups. At the left side around the rocky section and the approach to the shrine, people from Tokiwazu tune, a story telling song with a tune collaborates with shamisen, three-stringed Japanese instrument are illustrated. People of this group hold the parasols with Kaku-Mokkoue (the cut section of a cucumber with the combination of square patterns) . The members of Kineya group, specializing Edo naga-uta, the traditional Japanese song in special tune at the center of the picture, are holding parasols with the emblem of San-bon Kine, a pattern of three mallets. The people from Kiyomoto tune, specializing a song with shamisen are holding parasols with Hishi ni Mitsu-Gashiwa emblem, the combination of diamond shape lozenges and oak leave. The people enjoying picnic on the red felt mat at the right side of the picture are the people from Miyamoto tune, the story telling song with shamisen. The kimonos’ pattern are the Miyamoto tune’s emblem of primrose and the rock underneath is the Manaita-iwa, the Cutting-board Rock.