Utagawa Sadahide was one of the most famous masters of Japanese woodblock prints, which were used as book illustrations, for example. His oeuvre also includes show prints, depictions of beautiful women (bijin-e), warrior prints (musha-e), and panoramic representations of Japanese cities and landscapes. What all his works have in common is that they were designed in the style of ukiyo-e. They reflect the attitude towards life of the emerging bourgeoisie, which was burgeoning especially in Edo, the former Tokyo, during the Edo period of the same name. Utagawa Sadahide was one of the leading woodblock printmakers who captured the worldview of the Japanese middle classes and expressed it in atmospheric images. He gained notoriety outside of Japan as well, as he was one of eleven artists whose work was featured at the 1867 Paris World's Fair. The exhibition and his popularity in Japan made him one of the leading woodblock print artists of his time.
Little is known about the life of Utagawa Sadahide. It is known that he was born Hashimoto Kenjirō in Shimousa province, now Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures. He enjoyed his training in the studio of Utagawa Kunisada I, where he quickly established himself as one of the most important students. His career began with book illustrations: He produced woodblock prints for the author Jippensha Ikku, which illustrated the first volume of his 1824 work Misaogata tsuge no ogushi. In total, he illustrated more than 230 books in the further course of his work. In the following artistic period, Utagawa Sadahide devoted himself to the depiction of beautiful women and warriors, whom he immortalized in impressive prints. He also made drawings of foreigners who had settled in Yokohama. He was fascinated by their lifestyles and wanted to make them accessible to a wider audience. He later gained popularity, however, primarily through his landscape views and panoramic prints showing details of cities such as Edo, Kyōto and Ōsaka. Furthermore, he captured pilgrimage sites and temple complexes in impressive woodblock prints.
Utagawa Sadahide's woodblock prints are characterized by their colorfulness and vividness. They depict the vibrant city life and the customs of the bourgeoisie during the Edo period and bear witness to the mundanity of the time. The depiction of foreigners living in Japan make a special contribution to this, as they support the cosmopolitanism of Japan during the Edo period. In particular, the depiction of merchant houses, American merchants, and Europeans with their clothing that was foreign to Japan were very popular. The artist also depicted opulent clothing in drawings of beautiful Japanese women, where the kimono with elaborate patterns and details is especially prominent. European, sweeping dresses and uniforms are other details that are repeated subjects in the figurative depictions of the Japanese master printer.
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 from the series Azuma Genji (Prince Genji from the East Capital (Edo) 1856 (colour woodblock print) - (MeisterDrucke-83319).jpg "An Autumn Moon over Fukagawa, from the series")
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.jpg "Key block for a print from the series \"Toto meisho\" (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Key Block for a Print from the Series \"Toto Meisho\" (Famous Views of the Eastern Capital) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_from_the_series_Sugawaras_Secrets_(Sugawara_denju)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1611181).jpg "The Opening Scene, from the series")
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_from_the_series_Pictures_of_Goods_for_Sale_at_Yo_-_(MeisterDrucke-1272505).jpg "Curio Shop, from the series \"Pictures of Goods for Sale at Yokohama\" by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_from_the_series_Sugawaras_Secrets_(Sugawara_d_-_(MeisterDrucke-1611291).jpg "The Domyoji Scene, from the series \"Sugawara")
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_from_the_series_Sugawaras_Secrets_-_(MeisterDrucke-1612460).jpg "The Carriage-pulling Scene, from the series")
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_from_-_(MeisterDrucke-1293252).jpg "American Woman Playing an Accordion, from the series")
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_from_the_series_People_of_the_Five_Nat_-_(MeisterDrucke-1290561).jpg "Russian and China, from the series People of the Five Nations by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_from_the_series_Sugawaras_Secrets_(Sugawara_den_-_(MeisterDrucke-1609774).jpg "The Transmission Scene (Denjuba), from the series \"Sugawara")
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_from_the_series_People_of_the_Five_Nations_(Gokakoku_jinbu_-_(MeisterDrucke-1278931).jpg "Holland, from the series")
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_from_the_series_Famous_Places_along_the_Tokaid_-_(MeisterDrucke-1301219).jpg "View of Yokohama, from the series \"Famous Places along the Tokaido\" by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Western Traders at Yokohama Transporting Cargo and Passengers, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_from_the_series_F_-_(MeisterDrucke-1281250).jpg "Russians Raising Sheep for Wool, from the series")
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.jpg "Chinese Man from Nanking Admiring a Fan, from the series \"Foreigners Drawn from Life\" by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "American Merchant Strolling in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Banquet at a Foreign Mercantile House in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Parlour of a Foreign Mercantile House in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Western Traders Loading Cargo in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_fr_-_(MeisterDrucke-1302676).jpg "Dutch Woman Making a Toast to Her Children, from the series")
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.jpg "English Merchant Sorting Fabrics for Trade in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Procession of People from the Five Countries by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "True View of the Pleasure Houses of Miyosaki at the New Port, Yokohama, Kanagawa by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Dutchmen on an Outing on a Free Day in Yokohama (Yokohama kyujitsu Oranda-jin yuko) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Overview of the Honcho District and the Miyozaki Quarter in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Western Traders Loading Cargo in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Merchants of Yokohama: French Woman on Horseback by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Dutch Woman with Glass and Beloved Child (Orandafujin kyosho aijido no zu) (Lifelike Images of Foreigners) (Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-44120).jpg "The salon of a house of foreign merchants at Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Seeking Shelter During a Sudden Evening Thunderstorm by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Banquet at a Foreign Merchant House in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Kanadehon Chūshingura: Act VII by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Dutch People Taking a Sunday Walk in Yokohama, 1871 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Foreigners in Yokohama Draw Up Contract in Mercantile House, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Foreigner Checking Documents at a Merchant House in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "American Merchant Traveling in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Kanadehon Chushingura, Act 9 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Foreigners Writing in a Merchant")
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.jpg "Picture of the Residence of a Foreign Merchants from Overseas: Portugal and South America, Edo Period by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Procession of People from the Five Lands by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1298139).jpg "Foreign Mercantile House in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-89147).jpg "The salon of a house of foreign merchants at Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "American Trading House in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Parlour of a Foreign Mercantile House in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Dutch Trade Agent Admiring Peonies as His Wife Orandajin shokan fukikusa shobi no karada. (title on object) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Panoramic View of the Pleasure Quarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1303259).jpg "Contemporary Six Jewel Faces by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Untitled by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Interior of the Kabuki Theater by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Large Wind-up Automaton of Asahina Saburo by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Design for Fan-shaped Print of Kabuki Theater by Utagawa Sadahide")
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Vakantiedagen_in_Yokohama_(ser_-_(MeisterDrucke-1329562).jpg "Russians on an Outing by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "French Woman Admiring Goldfish at a Shop in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Procession of Minamoto no Yoritomo across the Oi River by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Overview of the Honcho District and the Miyozaki Quarter in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1450762).jpg "28 Views Of Yokohama In Kanagawa by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1340690).jpg "American Trading House in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-393030).jpg "Europeans taking a walk in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Panoramic View of Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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Vakantiedagen_in_Yokohama_-_(MeisterDrucke-1329579).jpg "American on an Outing by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Americans Enjoying Sunday in Yokohama, 1861 by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Overview of the Honcho District and the Miyozaki Quarter in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1302698).jpg "An American Mercantile Building in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Overview of the Honcho District and the Miyozaki Quarter in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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Afbeeldingen_van_mensen_uit_de_vijf_landen_(s_-_(MeisterDrucke-1366632).jpg "Holland Orandakoku (title on object) Images of People from the Five Countries (series title) Gokoku jinbutsu zue (series title on object) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1282568).jpg "True View of a Yokohama Mercantile House by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Procession of People from the Five Countries by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "An American Mercantile Building in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Foreign Merchant House by Utagawa Sadahide")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-113250).jpg "Landscape by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1277039).jpg "Landscape (Sansui) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "American Trading House in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Battle of Ţei by Utagawa Sadahide")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1301836).jpg "Revised Panoramic View of Yokohama (Saikai Yokohama fukei) by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Procession of People from the Five Lands by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "Sales Room at a Foreign Merchant Shop in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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.jpg "American Trading House in Yokohama by Utagawa Sadahide")
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