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Sadanobu's small landscapes of Kyoto and Osaka were produced very much with the Edo artist Hiroshige in mind. Indeed, he also did miniature copies of some of Hiroshige's most famous designs.<br/><br/> Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 1180 to 1868, when the capital was moved to Tokyo (previously Edo) at the beginning of the Meiji Era in 1868. Sadanobu's woodblock prints of 'Famous Places in the Capital' was thus produced towards the very end of Kyoto's position as the Japanese capital, and possibly continued into the first year or two of the Meiji Period.
Emperor Uda (宇多天皇 Uda-tennō, May 5, 867 – July 19, 931) was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897.<br/><br/> Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was Sadami (定省) or Chōjiin-tei.<br/><br/> Emperor Uda was the third son of Emperor Kōkō. His mother was Empress Dowager Hanshi, a daughter of Prince Nakano (who was himself a son of Emperor Kammu). Uda had five Imperial consorts and 20 Imperial children.
Emperor Uda (宇多天皇 Uda-tennō, May 5, 867 – July 19, 931) was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897.<br/><br/> Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was Sadami (定省) or Chōjiin-tei.<br/><br/> Emperor Uda was the third son of Emperor Kōkō. His mother was Empress Dowager Hanshi, a daughter of Prince Nakano (who was himself a son of Emperor Kammu). Uda had five Imperial consorts and 20 Imperial children.