Utagawa Sadahide

132 works

In the 1860s, Sadahide was a best-selling artist known for his prints of foreigners in Yokohama. Read more

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Triptych woodblock print of a Yokohama merchant house with Japanese women and foreign residents in Western dress.

A True View of a Trading House of a Yokohama Merchant

1861

Triptych woodblock print of a busy Yokohama street with shops, carts, pedestrians and blossoming cherry trees.

The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa Yokohama shinkaikōzu)

2nd month, 1860

Woodblock print of two women in European dress combing their hair before a mirror, with a checkered skirt and red blouse.

Print - Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

1861 (Bunkyu 1, 1st month)

Japanese woodblock print of a giant red-faced warrior with tiny workers and a red cart at his feet.

Large wind-up automaton of Asahina Saburo

c. 1847/48

Line drawing of women in kimono beside a bamboo fence, with bare plum trees and figures in a pavilion behind.

Key block for a print from the series "Toto meisho" (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital)

undated (c. 1850s)

Triptych woodblock print of a crowded procession with carriages, horsemen and flags of five Western nations.

Procession of People from Five Countries: Holland, Russia, France, England and America

1861

Japanese woodblock print of a Dutch sailing ship in rough blue waves above a shop shelf with bottles and bowls.

Curio Shop (Karamono ten no zu), from the series "Pictures of Goods for Sale at Yokohama (Yokohama urimono zue)"

1860

Ink drawing of a kabuki stage with costumed performers, a dense audience, and a samurai figure with a sword in the foreground

Design for Fan-shaped Print of Kabuki Theater

c. 1830s-60s

Triptych print of crowded boats on a river under a large arched bridge, with fireworks and red lanterns at night.

Summer View of Ryōgoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital

Woodblock print of a Yokohama drawing room with Western and Japanese figures, a musical instrument, and ships visible through

Drawing Room of a Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama

9th month, 1861

Woodblock print of Western women playing music in a harbor sitting room, attended by Japanese women in kimono, ships visible

Yokohama Foreigners in the Sitting Room of a Merchant Ship

1861, 9th month

Woodblock print of a wooden bridge, rooftop city, red banners and a flying crane above a procession.

Lord Yoritomo Traveling to Kyoto in 1190

1862

Triptych woodblock print of a marching military drill with rifles, brass band, American flag, and pine trees.

Sales Room at the Foreign Trade Building in Yokohama

1861

Japanese woodblock print of tall pines, a samurai procession with banners on a hillside, and Mount Fuji with coastline.

Sailing from a California Port

1862

Woodblock print of two standing men in long robes, one holding a red and green folding fan, with calligraphy above.

American Merchant Strolling in Yokohama

1861 (1st month)

Woodblock print of Western workers loading crates onto a dark steamship with rigging and an American flag.

Yokohama Trade: Picture of Westerners Shipping Cargo

April 1861

Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with many sailing ships, rows of tiled rooftops, canals, and blossoming trees.

Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)

2nd month, 1860

Japanese woodblock triptych of Western steamships and sailing ships on the sea, with shop goods displayed below.

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

3rd month,1860

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

1860

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama with rooftops, canals, sailing ships in the harbor, and a Western flag.

Detailed Print of Yokohama Hon-chō and the Miyozaki Pleasure Quarter

4th month, 1860

Panoramic woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with Western sailing ships, Japanese boats, and a grid of waterfront buildings.

Pictorial Guide to Yokohama Harbor

7th month, 1860

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a concertina, a man in a blue coat and a dog, in foreign dress.

American Woman Playing a Concertina, from the series Life Drawings of People from Foreign Nations

1860

Woodblock print of two Qing-dressed figures, one holding a red folding fan, on a pale blue background with inscriptions.

Picture of a Manchurian of the Qing Court from Nanjing, Admiring a Fan

11th month, 1860

Woodblock print of three Western sailors on a quay, one using a red telescope toward a tall ship and sailboat in a harbor.

Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama (Yokohama kyūjitsu Roshiajin yūkō)

1861

Woodblock print of a woman combing her hair before a mirror with a girl beside her, in red and checked Western dress.

French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)

1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated Englishman in a top hat holding red cloth, with a framed woman's portrait and Japanese text above

“Yokohama Trade: Westerners Loading Cargo”

4th month, 1861

Woodblock print of a tall Western-dressed man and a child before a lotus pond with pines, a bridge and shrine buildings.

Dutchman and Child Viewing the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond

7th month, 1861

In the 1860s, Sadahide was a best-selling artist known for his prints of foreigners in Yokohama. He was born Hashimoto Kenjirō in 1807 in Fusa Province. He trained in the studio of the Utagawa school master Kunisada and took Utagawa as a surname. Several of his Yokohama prints show foreigners and Japanese people dining together or playing badminton. Ten of his Edo views were exhibited at the International Exposition of 1867 in Paris. Browse 132 works by Utagawa Sadahide from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia

Utagawa Sadahide

A True View of a Trading House of a Yokohama Merchant

The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa Yokohama shinkaikōzu)

Print - Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Large wind-up automaton of Asahina Saburo

Key block for a print from the series "Toto meisho" (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital)

Procession of People from Five Countries: Holland, Russia, France, England and America

Curio Shop (Karamono ten no zu), from the series "Pictures of Goods for Sale at Yokohama (Yokohama urimono zue)"

Design for Fan-shaped Print of Kabuki Theater

Summer View of Ryōgoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital

Drawing Room of a Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama

Yokohama Foreigners in the Sitting Room of a Merchant Ship

Lord Yoritomo Traveling to Kyoto in 1190

Great Military Drill

Sales Room at the Foreign Trade Building in Yokohama

末広五十三次.箱根

Sailing from a California Port

Two Chinese Men

American Merchant Strolling in Yokohama

Yokohama Trade: Picture of Westerners Shipping Cargo

Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)

Curio Shop in Yokohama

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Detailed Print of Yokohama Hon-chō and the Miyozaki Pleasure Quarter

Pictorial Guide to Yokohama Harbor

American Woman Playing a Concertina, from the series Life Drawings of People from Foreign Nations

Picture of a Manchurian of the Qing Court from Nanjing, Admiring a Fan

Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama (Yokohama kyūjitsu Roshiajin yūkō)

French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)

Englishman Sorting Fabrics

“Yokohama Trade: Westerners Loading Cargo”

Dutchman and Child Viewing the Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond

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