歌川五雲亭貞秀画 『神名川横浜新開港圖』|The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa Yokohama shinkaikōzu)
2nd month, 1860
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 14 1/2 x 29 in. (36.8 x 73.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.107
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in the 2nd month of 1860 by Utagawa Sadahide (Gountei Sadahide, 1807–1873), a master of the Ukiyo-e school, *The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture* a pivotal moment in Japanese history. This triptych woodblock print known as *nishiki-e* or "brocade picture" for its vibrant inks and colors on paper, measures an expansive 14½ x 29 inches, Sadahide to unfold a panoramic view of bustling activity. As a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Sadahide excelled in depicting urban life and landscapes, blending precise linework with lush pigmentation achieved through collaborative woodbloc...
About the Artist
Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide · 1807–1873
Utagawa Sadahide was born Hashimoto Kenjirō in 1807 in Fusa Province, in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. In the 1820s he entered the studio of the enormously prolific and influential master Utagawa Kunisada, becoming one of Kunisada's most prominent pupils and adopting the studio name Sadahide along with the Utagawa school's celebrated lineage. By 1828 his name appeared on a monument l...