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Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

江之島岩屋の釣遊び

c. 1790

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
triptych of color woodblock prints
Each: 37.8 x 25.2 cm (14 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.407
Location: not on view
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The island Enoshima in Kanagawa prefecture in eastern Japan, near the city of Kamakura, is one home of the goddess Benzaiten, who is associated with water as well as music and entertainment. The island’s Iwaya caves were for centuries a place for meditative retreat, but by the time this scene near their entrance was printed, pilgrimages combining religious sentiment with touristic intent were popular, and remain so today.
Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

Fishing at Iwaya on Enoshima

c. 1790

Kitagawa Utamaro

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

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