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]
Seated woman in black kimono. Mentioned on the object: Utagawa Sadafusa, 1826–1829, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments