Utagawa Sadakage

Utagawa Sadakage was an artist documented as professionally active for a concentrated period between 1827 and 1834. Their surviving artistic output represented in museum collections consists primarily of single-sheet prints and illustrated books.

A total of six works by Utagawa Sadakage are currently documented in major databases, including five prints and one book. Their thematic focus centered on figure studies, reflecting popular visual trends of the early nineteenth century. Notable examples of their prints include The Courtesan Hinaogi of the Daikokuya at the Entrance of Kadomachi and Beauty Looking at Her Image in a Mirror. The artist is also credited with the illustrated volume Kaichu nenju gyoji. These works are often distributed today as high-quality prints through institutional digitization initiatives.

The work of Utagawa Sadakage prints is held in prestigious collections across the United States, attesting to the artist’s historical documentation. Institutions preserving examples of their production include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. These important holdings ensure the continued availability of the artist’s brief but documented career, with many images now available as royalty-free downloadable artwork.