Ten Nichiren biographical Ema written by Kunihide Utagawa have been found in Shizuoka prefecture. I compared those votive pictures with a biographical Ema, Nichiren daishi shinjitsuden 『日蓮大士真実伝』 written by Taido Ogawa. I conclude that this biographical Ema is the original text of these Ema. Utagawa depicted things related to Nichiren such as religious persection and auspicious omens on his votive pictures. Although in the early-modern period many Nichiren biographical Ema were also produced, many Ema were created in modern times as well. Those Nichiren biographical Ema were hung in temples; therefore many common people were able to encounter a dramatic depiction of Nichiren’s life.
