Sadahide - Famous Places of Western Provinces

Sadahide

西国名所の内　二十三 長府之沖　

Great ship and ocean scene from Utagawa Sadahide, also known as Gountei Sadahide (五雲亭 貞秀), a Japanese artist best known for his prints in the ukiyo-e style as a member of the Utagawa school. His prints covered a wide variety of genres; amongst his best known are his Yokohama-e pictures of foreigners in Yokohama in the 1860s, a period when he was a best-selling artist. He was a member of the Tokugawa shogunate's delegation to the International Exposition of 1867 in Paris.

Date: 1870’s

Condition: Good color and impression, not backed, margins as shown.

Genre: Ukiyo-e