PrintsJapanese19th century

Pilgrimage to the Unveiling of Benzaiten at Enoshima in Sagami: Caves at the Main Shrine (Sōshū Enoshima Benzaiten kaichō mōde Hongū Iwaya no zu)

c. 1851

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重Artist

Sumiyoshiya Masagorō 住吉屋政五郎Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych center sheet; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

vertical ōban triptych, center sheet: H. 37.5 × W. 24.8 cm (14 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)

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