# Utagawa Sadahide artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Japanese
- Movements: Ukiyo-e
- Common media: woodblock prints, painting

## About Utagawa Sadahide

Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873), born Hashimoto Sadahide, was a Japanese woodblock print artist and painter of the Utagawa school, one of the principal lineages of the ukiyo-e tradition. Also known by the art name Gountei Sadahide, he produced prints across a wide variety of genres but is best remembered for his Yokohama-e — vivid depictions of foreigners, their customs, and the bustling international port of Yokohama during the 1860s. These works made him a best-selling artist in that decade, as Japan's opening to foreign trade created intense public curiosity about the outside world. His reputation extended internationally: the Tokugawa shogunate selected his work for display at the 1867 International Exposition in Paris. Sadahide also produced landscapes, bijin-ga (images of beautiful women), and panoramic views notable for their ambitious multi-panel compositions.

## Common works and media

Sadahide's most commonly encountered works are polychrome woodblock prints (nishiki-e), especially triptychs and panoramic multi-sheet compositions depicting Yokohama's foreign settlement, ships, and international commerce. He also produced single-sheet landscapes, bijin-ga, illustrated books (ehon), and surimono. Collectors may also find his map-like panoramic views of cities and regions, which combine cartographic detail with decorative ukiyo-e aesthetics.

## Market and appraisal context

Sadahide's Yokohama-e prints are the category most frequently encountered at auction and are the primary driver of collector interest in his work. Multi-panel triptychs and panoramic compositions in good impression and color tend to attract the strongest bidding. As with all ukiyo-e prints, condition, early versus later impressions, color fidelity, and provenance are the key factors in appraisal. His broader output — landscapes, bijin-ga, and book illustrations — also appears on the market but generally at lower price points than the Yokohama-e series.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from library authority files and public scholarship with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Utagawa Sadahide, identity data is grounded in the Getty ULAN authority file, VIAF, Wikidata, and the Library of Congress name authority.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3552727
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadahide
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500072517
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/31080566/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88061965