Kuruwa hakkei
Utagawa Sadakage
1832
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments and blindprinting
Dimensions
184; 209
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
collector's mark, verso, stamped: Lugt 2228
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 ...