Utagawa　Kuniyoshi 1818-1830 A Katsuo (bonito) is introduced as a local specialty of Sagami Region, in a series “Sankai Medetai Zue (Celebrated Specialities of Mountains and Sea)”, one of Kuniyoshi’s masterpieces from his latest years with the themes of local products from all over Japan. In this series, bonito is also introduced as the specialty of Sagami Province and this explains that bonito was a distinctively famous local product of this region.

Utagawa Kunisada(ToyokuniⅢ) The production date:1856 The scene of the popular actors heading to Enoshima Island for the pilgrimage is illustrated. For the admirers of illustrated actors, this picture might be a private photo of the actors. It was produced in 1857, when kaichou, or the special ceremony of Benzaiten Shrine of Enoshima Island took place. A rakkan (sign of artist) suggests, this picture was based on the imagination of the artist Utagawa Kunisada, thus this is the actors’ imaginal tour to Enoshima Island.

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) and Utagawa Hiroshige II The production date: 1861 (Bunkyu 1) Publisher: Moriji (Moriya Jihei) Production date :1861 (Bunkyu 1) O-ban polychrome print, triptych At the foreground, a man who wears a luxurious kimono, a woman dressed in a maid style and a girl gathering seashells are illustrated. They came to Enoshima Island for pilgrimage and it seems like they came here by riding on the palanquins. These pictures are called “Genji-e” (the works that illustrate the theme related to the novel of “Tale of Genji”) but this picture is not directly based on the novel written in the Heian period. Instead, this picture was based on the characters of a goukan (a book complies of the serial stories with many illustrations) “Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji (False Murasaki’s Bumpkin Genji)” published during 1829 to 42, the work Kunisada partly participated by producing illustrations. The illustrated man is from the main character of the story, Mitsu’uji. In the story, he is an illegitimate child of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. The background Enoshima Island is illustrated by emphasizing its height and the subana or the sandbar that connected Enoshima Island to the mainland is illustrated. With a large Mt. Fuji, this picture was recognized as a fine landscape picture of famous place as well.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) The production date: 1844-47(Kouka era) Publisher: Nunokichi Toyokuni III became famous with the illustrations of goukan (a book compiles the serial stories) of “False Murasaki’s Bumpkin Genji” by Ryutei Tanehiko. In 1844, he succeeded the artist name Toyokuni (The pupils succeed the name of their teacher.). After that, he gradually dissolved his originality while he was involved with many artistic styles and work genres, and later his style became stereotypical. In this picture, three women with different poses are illustrated with the Enoshima Island and Mt. Fuji on their back. The woman at the left holds a flint in her left hand and a steel in the other hand . These are the tools to light a fire and she is about to strike the flint and steel to spark light. A woman on the right has a cigarette pipe kiseru, and she tied it with a red piece of cloth, a charm to avoid small pox. Both women’s items were the charms to pray for a safe journey.

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) and Utakgawa Kunimasa III Production date: 1843-1847 (Tempou 14—Kouka 4) A young woman pulling an ox, a woman in the travel outfit and a man porters their luggage are illustrated. At the upper part of the picture, Enoshima Island is illustrated. From the middle of the picture, it seems like an outline of cloud is illustrated horizontally, creates the composition that they are as if walking on a cloud. Since a woman pulling an ox holds a flint, it is suggested that she is going to spark light for the woman on an ox, who holds a cigarette pipe kiseru. At the luggage of the young man sitting on a pole, typical souvenirs of Enoshima Island, Kai-byoubu (Standing screen with a picture created with sea shells) and dried sea urchins are stripped with a cord.

Utagawa Toyoharu production year　unknown Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, is depicted fishing at Chigogafuchi on Enoshima Island. This auspicious picture is composed of a sunrise, Ebisu, and a sea bream. Utagawa Toyoharu was the founder of the Utagawa school of ukiyo-e. While working on a large number of uki-e, a type of ukiyo-e that employs linear perspective, he established the foundation of nishiki-e landscape pictures by making perspective more accurate than ever before.

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige The production date: 1844-47(Kouka era) From the left, the arc shaped Shichiri-ga-hama Beach is illustrated. In the distance, starting from the right, Mt. Oyama, Shichimen-zan, Tatsu-no-kuchi, Katase, Nanogo Beach, Mt. Fuji followed by Hakone, and Enoshima Island are illustrated. A woman illustrated in the middle is a traveler returned from the pilgrimage to Enoshima Island. She might visit the old temples of Kamakura afterword, moving toward to Kamakura by taking a route of Shichiri-ga-hama Beach. At the right, woman riding an ox leaded by a child, and her attendant follows by walk are illustrated. In the middle, a woman is gathering seashells. At the left,a traveler heading to the Enoshima Island is illustrated. A woman is about to take a rest and she is trying to get off from the palanquin. Beside the woman, a palanquin porter is wiping off the sweat and the other porter is preparing the zouri sandals for the lady.