Four blind men are about to stroll through the torii, a wooden gateway entrance to the Enoshima Benzaiten Shrine. The legend of Sugiyama Kenko, a blind man, mastered the skill of acupuncture after praying to the deity, Benzaiten. It is said that many who were blind visited this shore town to acquire a skill. On the Daigiri Bridge, across the Sakai River, are sightseers on their way to the island o
The woman sitting against a shoji screen, resting on one arm, sits in contemplation. The framework of the building highlights the same orange color in her kimono. There is a window in the print that shows a natural landscape. Other Japanese characters written in kanji and hiragana are dispersed around the print.
Verso: Loosely worked sketches of nude figures lying upon the ground. Above, one bites the neck of another. Below, a woman lies next to two men who strike at each other. Annotations in Italian describe them.
Recto: Zeuxis in his studio, painting an image of Helen of Troy. Several nude models pose nearby, one upon a platform. An assistant grinds pigments at right. Framing line at bottom margin.