Illustration of the Holy Priest Genyo of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple on His Path Around Hokkaido in Meiji 3 – Otoshibe Village

Utagawa Kuniteru II

1871 (Meiji 4)

Donated by Tanba Tsuneo

This illustration displays the feelings of the holy priest Genyo as he attempts to use the teachings of Buddhism to show the Ainu people, who made their livelihoods gathering fish and kelp and hunting deer and bear, how to save themselves from doubt and pain via the teachings of Buddha.