# Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

Japanese, 1807–1873

Sadahide trained under Utagawa Kunisada and became the leading designer of Yokohama-e, pictures of foreigners and their customs made after the port of Yokohama opened to Western trade in 1859. He depicted the merchants, ships and houses of the foreign settlement in close detail, and also produced wide panoramic views and illustrated books. The fashion for such pictures peaked in 1860–61, when curiosity about the newcomers was at its height.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

6 works in the collection.

- [Dutch Woman and Child (Seisha ikoku jinbutsu Oranda fujin aijidō no zu)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/dutch-woman-and-child-seisha-ikoku-jinbutsu-oranda-fujin-aij-met-73406), Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1860. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama (Yokohama kyūjitsu Roshiajin yūkō)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/russians-enjoying-a-holiday-in-yokohama-yokohama-kyujitsu-ro-met-73408), Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1861. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/french-woman-and-girl-from-the-series-foreign-merchants-in-y-met-73409), Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1st month, 1861. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/foreign-business-establishment-in-yokohama-yokohama-ijin-sho-met-73414), Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1861. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan uriba no zu)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/foreign-business-establishment-in-yokohama-yokohama-ijin-sho-met-73415), Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 9th month, 1861. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Foreigners in the Drawing Room of Foreign Merchant's House in Yokohama](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/foreigners-in-the-drawing-room-of-foreign-merchant-s-house-i-met-73416), Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 9th month, 1861. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.