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Collections

Utagawa Sadahide
Illustrated Legends of Tenmangū Shrinecirca 1844-1848

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Japanese woodblock print with two scenes: a robed figure amid diagonal rain lines and lightning in the upper zone, and a circular coastal landscape vignette below, with columns of Japanese text
Japanese woodblock print with flat teal, salmon, and white areas depicting multiple figures in formal court robes across two registers, with cherry blossoms, a full moon, architectural elements, and vertical columns of Japanese text at left and right.
Japanese woodblock print with two panels: a court nobleman in black robes and tall eboshi cap seated with papers and writing implements beneath autumn maple branches; a smaller outdoor scene at left shows figures near cherry blossoms and rocky hills; columns of Japanese text in cartouches at upper right.

Utagawa Sadahide, Illustrated Legends of Tenmangū Shrine, circa 1844-48, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Julian C. Wright Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Sadahide
Title
Illustrated Legends of Tenmangū Shrine
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1844-1848
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Set of six color woodblock prints
Dimensions
Each: 14 1/16 x 8 7/8 in. (35.7 x 22.5 cm)
Credit Line
Julian C. Wright Bequest
Accession Number
M.79.152.567a-f
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art