19th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (34.6 × 24.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Accession Number
JP212.54
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
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 ...