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Pilgrimage to the Cave Shrine of Benzaiten on Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima Benzaiten kaicho mode hongu iwaya no zu)

Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn

Pilgrimage to the Cave Shrine of Benzaiten on Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima Benzaiten kaicho mode hongu iwaya no zu)

ca. 1850

Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese, 1797-1858

This set of three prints depicts the back view of Enoshima, showing the Iwaya cave, the main shrine, on the right. Mount Fuji is seen in the distance on the left. Groups of female pilgrims are walking on the rocky island to visit the statue of Benzaiten, the goddess of wealth, talent, and beauty in Japanese popular belief.
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Sheet: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)
Gift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2017.23.19
Provenance: Collection of Mary and Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2017
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints, Apr. 1 - July 4, 2010. Text by Catherine Roche. Cat. no. 55, reproduced p. 78.

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