Printed on both sides of a heavy cardboard sheet, the front side of the Table of Contents provides a list of the thirty-four temples (the thirty-three temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage and one affiliated (bangai) temple) visited by the trio of Nakazawa Hiromitsu 中澤弘光 (1874-1964) and his two friends, the haiku poet Ishikura Suiyō 石倉翠葉 (1875-1938) and the Western-style painter Akatsuka Chūichi 赤塚忠一 (1887-?). In addition to the temple's name and number on the pilgrimage route, the province the temple is locate in (using the old province names) and the temple's prefix, often the sacred mountain associated with the temple, are provided.
The reverse side of the Table of Contents provides the names of four additional prints (including the bangai temple print of Nata-dera appearing on the front side) designed by Nakazawa. It also provides the names of the other contributors to the album - the Buddhist scholars Mochizuki Shinkō and Washio Junkyō, the poets Sasaki Nobutsuna and Ishikura Suiyō and the artist Akatsuka Chūichi and their respective contributions.
Note: click on the temple name in the below table to see its corresponding print.
Table of Contents - front
西国三十三所巡禮繪卷 目次
Saigoku sanjūsansho junrei emaki mokuji
| Number | Province | Sacred Mountain / Temple Prefix | Temple |
第一番 1 | 纪伊國 Kii no kuni | 那智山 Nachi-san | 青岸渡寺 Seiganto-ji |
| 第二番 2 | 纪伊國 Kii no kuni | 紀三井山 Kimii-san | 金剛宝寺 Kimii-dera |
| 第三番 3 | 纪伊國 Kii no kuni | 補陀洛山 Fudaraku-san | 粉河寺 Kokawa-dera |
| 第四番 4 | 和泉國 Izumi no kuni | 槇尾山 Makinoo-san | 施福寺 Sefuku-ji |
| 第五番 5 | 河内國 Kawachi no kuni | 紫雲山 Shiun-zan | 葛井寺 Fujii-dera |
| 第六番 6 | 大和國 Yamato no kuni | 壺阪山 Tsubosaka-yama | 南法華寺 Minamihokke-ji |
| 第七番 7 | 大和國 Yamato no kuni | 東光山 Toko-zan | 岡寺 Oka-dera |
| 第八番 8 | 大和國 Yamato no kuni | 豊山 Bu-zan | 長谷寺 Hase-dera |
| 第九番 9 | 大和國 Yamato no kuni | 興福寺 Kōfuku-ji | 南圓堂 Nan'endō |
第十番 10 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 明星山 Myōjō-zan | 三室戸寺 Mimuroto-ji |
| 第十一番 11 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 深雪山 Miyuki-yama | 上醍醐寺 Daigō-ji |
| 第十二番 12 | 近江國 Ōmi no kuni | 岩間山 Iwama-yama | 正法寺 Shōbō-ji |
| 第十三番 13 | 近江國 Ōmi no kuni | 石光山 Sekkō-zan | 石山寺 Ishiyama-dera |
| 第十四番 14 | 近江國 Ōmi no kuni | 長等山 Nagara-san | 三井寺 Mii-dera |
| 第十五番 15 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 熊野今 Ima kumano | 観音寺 Kannon-ji |
| 第十六番 16 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 音羽山 Otowa-zana | 清水寺 Kiyomizu-dera |
| 第十七番 17 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 普陀洛山 Fudaraku-san | 六波羅蜜寺 Rokuharamitsu-ji |
| 第十八番 18 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 六角堂 Rokkaku-dō | 頂法寺 Chōhō-ji |
| 第十九番 19 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 革堂 Kōdō | 行願寺 Gyōgan-ji |
| 第二十番 20 | 山城國 Yamashiro no kuni | 西山 Nishi-yama | 善峰寺 Yoshimine-dera |
第二十一番 21 | 丹波國 Tamba no kuni | 菩提山 Bodai-zan | 穴太寺 Anao-ji |
第二十二番 22 | 攝津國 Settsu no kuni | 普陀洛山 Fudaraku-san | 總持寺 Sōji-ji |
第二十三番 23 | 攝津國 Settsu no kuni | 應頂山 Ōchō-zan | 勝尾寺 Katsuō-ji |
第二十四番 24 | 攝津國 Settsu no kuni | 紫雲山 Shiun-zan | 中山寺 Nakayama-dera |
第二十五番 25 | 播磨國 Harima no kuni | 御嶽山 Mitake-san | 新清水寺 Shinkiyomizu-dera |
第二十六番 26 | 播磨國 Harima no kuni | 法華山 Hokke-zan | 一乗寺 Ichijō-ji |
第二十七番 27 | 播磨國 Harima no kuni | 書寫山 Shosha-zan | 圓教寺 Engyō-ji |
第二十八番 28 | 丹後國 Tango no kuni | 世野山 Seya-san | 成相寺 Nariai-ji |
第二十九番 29 | 丹後國 Tango no kuni | 青葉山 Seiyō-zan | 松尾寺 Matsunoo-dera |
第三十番 30 | 近江國 Ōmi no kuni | 竹生島 Chikubushima | 本業寺 Hōgon-ji |
第三十一番 31 | 近江國 Ōmi no kuni | 金龜山 Konki-san | 長命寺 Chōmei-ji |
第三十二番 32 | 近江國 Ōmi no kuni | 繖山 Kinugasa-yama | 観音正寺 Kannonshō-ji |
第三十三番 33 | 美濃國 Mino no kuni | 谷汲山 Tanigumi-zan | 華厳寺 Kegon-ji |
| 番外 (bangai) | 加賀國 Kaga no kuni | 自生山 Jishō-zan | 那谷寺 Nata-dera |
Table of Contents - verso
Note: click on the links below to see the corresponding print.
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宗教大學學長 文學博士 望月信亨氏 題字
Religious University Dean and Doctor of Letters Mr. Mochizuki Shinkō 望月信亨氏 - inscription
東京帝國大學 史料編纂官 鷲尾順敬氏 序文 1868-1941
Tokyo Imperial University Historiographer, Mr. Washio Junkyō - preface
東京帝國大學 文學博士 佐佐木信綱氏 題歌
Tokyo Imperial University Doctor of Letters Mr. Sasaki Nobutsuna - 題歌
中澤弘光氏 題歌
(中澤弘光氏) (Nakazawa Hiromitsu)
番外 那谷寺 extra Natadera
琵琶湖上 On Lake Biwa
天の橋立 Amanohashidate
葛井寺にて Inside Fujiidera
番外 那谷寺 extra Natadera
琵琶湖上 On Lake Biwa
天の橋立 Amanohashidate
葛井寺にて Inside Fujiidera
(中澤弘光氏) (Nakazawa Hiromitsu)
Principal Images of the Saigoku 33 Temples
(三十三面) (Thirty-three faces)
(三十三面) (Thirty-three faces)
俳詣西国三十三所巡禮
Haikai to the 33 Saigoku temples
(石倉翠葉氏) (Mr. Ishikura Suiyō)
The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage (Saigoku sanjūsansho junrei)
Japan's most famous pilgrimage, originating in the 11th century, encompasses 33 Buddhist temples in Western Japan (Kansai region) dedicated to Kannon (bodhisattva Avalokitasvara), the Bodhisattva of Compassion, who hears the cries of the world and assists anyone in distress.
The 33 temples on the approximately 1,000 kilometer pilgrimage route correspond to Kannon's ability to take on 33 different forms. One hundred thousand pilgrims navigate the route in its entirety or part each year.
Note: For a listing of all 33 temples go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigoku_Kannon_Pilgrimage. To access an interactive map of the route and its temples go to https://www.thetempleguy.org/p/saigoku-33-kannon-route.html and scroll down towards the bottom of the page.
About the "Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces"
First issued in 1925 and reprinted in 1946, the 1925 album contains 58 prints and the 1946 album 59 prints. For detailed discussion of the two editions and additional information on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage see this site's article Nakazawa Hiromitsu - Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces.
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Print Details
IHL Catalog
#2413.01 Title or Description Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces
西国三十三所巡禮繪卷 目次 Saigoku sanjūsansho junrei emaki mokuji Series Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces
西国三十三所巡礼画巻 Saigoku sanjūsansho junrei gakan Artist not applicable
Signature not signed Seal of the artist no seal Publication Date September 28, 1925 大正十四年九月十八日発行 as printed on colophon accompanying the complete 1925 album Publisher 發行者 金尾種次郎 publisher Kanao Tanejirō
發兌元 金尾文淵堂 publishing house Kanao Bun'endō Carver not applicable Printer unknown
Impression excellent
Colors excellent Condition good - minor marks; bend lower left corner Genre shin hanga; shasei kikō (sketch-tour) Miscellaneous
Format horizontal oban
H x W Paper
10 1/16 x 12 7/16 in. (25.6 x 31.6 cm)
H x W Image
6 9/16 x 8 11/16 in. (16.7 x 22.1 cm) (area bounded by black border front and back) Literature Nakazawa Hiromitsu kenkyū: Hon karano kenshō, Hiromitsu Nakazawa, Mitsunobu Satō, et. al., Mitsui Kōkei, Tokyo, 2006, p. 46-48. Collections This Print
National Diet Library Call Number 寄別7-8-2-5 (1925 album, no images displayed); Harvard Yenching Library HOLLIS number 990082993710203941 (1925 album, no images displayed)
| IHL Catalog | #2413.01 |
| Title or Description | Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces 西国三十三所巡禮繪卷 目次 Saigoku sanjūsansho junrei emaki mokuji |
| Series | Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces 西国三十三所巡礼画巻 Saigoku sanjūsansho junrei gakan |
| Artist | not applicable |
| Signature | not signed |
| Seal of the artist | no seal |
| Publication Date | September 28, 1925 大正十四年九月十八日発行 as printed on colophon accompanying the complete 1925 album |
| Publisher | 發行者 金尾種次郎 publisher Kanao Tanejirō 發兌元 金尾文淵堂 publishing house Kanao Bun'endō |
| Carver | not applicable |
| Printer | unknown |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - minor marks; bend lower left corner |
| Genre | shin hanga; shasei kikō (sketch-tour) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | horizontal oban |
| H x W Paper | 10 1/16 x 12 7/16 in. (25.6 x 31.6 cm) |
| H x W Image | 6 9/16 x 8 11/16 in. (16.7 x 22.1 cm) (area bounded by black border front and back) |
| Literature | Nakazawa Hiromitsu kenkyū: Hon karano kenshō, Hiromitsu Nakazawa, Mitsunobu Satō, et. al., Mitsui Kōkei, Tokyo, 2006, p. 46-48. |
| Collections This Print | National Diet Library Call Number 寄別7-8-2-5 (1925 album, no images displayed); Harvard Yenching Library HOLLIS number 990082993710203941 (1925 album, no images displayed) |
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