The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.

The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.

The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.

The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.

The Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige II is a series of forty-eight paintings. Depicting famous spots of Edo, this series was popular as a souvenir and travel guidebook not only in Edo but also across Japan. In this exhibition, temples and shrines that were popularly worshipped among people in Edo are presented from the series.

This is a picture anthology of famous shrines and temples of Japan. Zenkoji Temple is selected as Shinshu Province’s representative temple and Enoshima Island is selected as Sagami Province’s representative Shrine. The chemical pigments of deep red and purple are extensively used in these pictures.

Kitagawa Hidemaru 1804-18 Two women, followed by a porter, are walking on the beach to the direction of Kamakura. The scenery of Enoshima Island is illustrated in the background. This work is a surimono (privately issued and distributed luxurious print) with a kyōka poem. Unlike typical ukiyo-e prints, this work shows delicate expressions in the printing of the waves as well as its color. Little is known of the artist Hidemaru. He was a pupil of Utamaro and produced many prints of beauties.

This print is the middle portion of a triptych. A man in traveler’s attire and abalone divers are depicted in the image. The words Kaichō¹ on the lanterns behind them suggest that this print was likely published around 1809 when the Sansha Sō Kaichō (Three Shrine Kaichō) was held. This ceremony involved all three shrines of Enoshima Island and only occurred every sixty years. ¹Kaichō is a ceremony of exhibiting private treasure, such as the images of Buddha, in a very limited time. Kaichō are typically held once every few years.)