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Utagawa Sadafusa

Utagawa Sadafusa was an ukiyo-e artist from the Edo period.

Sadafusa was a disciple of Utagawa Kunisada, of Utagawa school, his style was similar to his teacher's. A lot of his works are in bijin-e genre (pictures of beautiful women), he also created images of kabuki actors, historical and mythic heroes, acrobats and game board prints. He worked between 1825 and 1850. He was from Edo, but later moved to Osaka and worked there.[1][2]

Sadafusa also worked as a book illustrator for Iwatoya Kisaburō in 1829-30 and Moriya Jihei 1830-33 and 1835.[1]

  • From the album "Chūgata Nishiki-e"
    From the album "Chūgata Nishiki-e"
  • From the album "Nishiki-e"
    From the album "Nishiki-e"
  • Seated woman in black kimono. Mentioned on the object: Utagawa Sadafusa, 1826–1829, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments
    Seated woman in black kimono. Mentioned on the object: Utagawa Sadafusa, 1826–1829, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments

References

  1. ^ a b "Lyon Collection : artist : Utagawa Sadafusa (歌川貞房) [Utagawa Sadafusa]". woodblockprints.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Utagawa Sadafusa - The Landmarks of Edo in Color Woodblock Prints". www.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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