Kaichu nenju gyoji
Utagawa Sadakage
1834
Medium
Color woodblock printed books, 3 volumes
Classification
book
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
204062
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Utagawa Sadakage · 1818–1844
**Utagawa Sadakage (歌川貞景, also written 貞影)** was a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print designer and book illustrator active during the late Edo period. Born in 1818 and passing in 1844, he worked primarily in Edo and Osaka, producing a range of prints that reflected the vibrant popular culture of his time. Sadakage trained as an important pupil of the prolific master Utagawa Kunisada (also known as ...