Yabu Meizan Auction Prices and Value Guide

Yabu Meizan auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 122 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Yabu Meizan auction prices: quick answer

Yabu Meizan auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Yabu Meizan
Source records
122
Market update
2026-02-06

Yabu Meizan market snapshot

Yabu Meizan shows solid auction liquidity with 70 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-15.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (4.5% · 2 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (70.5% · 31 sales)
  • $10,000+ (25.0% · 11 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$2,750
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
11
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-15

Artist context

About Yabu Meizan

Born

1853

Died

1934

Nationality

Japanese

Also known as

藪 明山

Yabu Meizan (1853–1934) was a Japanese ceramic artist, porcelain painter, and workshop owner associated with finely decorated Satsuma ware. Working through a studio in Osaka, he helped produce ceramics for an international export market while maintaining an emphasis on intricate surface decoration. His best-known designs include crowded scenes containing numerous human or animal figures, alongside compositions organized around a single motif. These subjects were rendered on porcelain vessels through detailed enamel painting. Collectors commonly encounter his name in connection with Japanese decorative arts of the Meiji and Taisho periods, particularly bowls, plates, and vases. Because Meizan directed a workshop rather than operating solely as an individual studio craftsman, attribution should account for marks, inscriptions, decorative quality, form, and documented provenance. His identity is represented in Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, Library of Congress, and British Museum authority records, supporting reliable entity matching across museum, library, and collection databases.

Painted porcelainSatsuma ware with enamel decorationDensely arranged human figures engaged in cultural and everyday activitiesAnimal figures and focused single-motif decoration

Common works and media

Works associated with Yabu Meizan most often appear as finely painted Japanese decorative ceramics, especially Satsuma ware and porcelain vessels. Authority records identify bowls, plates, and vases, while biographical sources emphasize detailed enamel-painted surfaces. Recognizable decorative approaches include densely populated scenes with many human figures, groups of animals, and more restrained compositions centered on a single motif. Appraisal should distinguish the physical vessel from its painted decoration and document form, dimensions, marks, inscriptions, condition, restoration, subject, and attribution evidence.

Market and appraisal context

Assessment of a Yabu Meizan ceramic should begin with its attribution, vessel form, dimensions, date, condition, and decorative quality. Marks and inscriptions deserve close examination, especially because the name is associated with an Osaka workshop and because many export ceramics share broadly similar Satsuma-style decoration. Restoration, enamel loss, surface wear, or structural damage can affect comparability. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may strengthen the evidence surrounding an object. Public auction results are most useful when compared with works of similar form, scale, subject, decoration, and condition. Reported prices may include fees on inconsistent terms, while private sales, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may remain outside the available record.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Japanese decorative ceramics, particularly Satsuma ware and painted porcelain
  • Ceramic vessels including bowls, plates, and vases

Value drivers

  1. Medium, vessel form, size, date, and period
  2. Condition, restoration history, and preservation of the decorated surface
  3. Signature, inscriptions, and confidence in the attribution
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and relevant catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, and the complexity of the decoration
  6. Recent public auction results for genuinely comparable works

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are starting points rather than final appraisals.
  • Private sales and incomplete auction feeds may not be represented.
  • Reported auction totals may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees.
  • Authentication, attribution revisions, condition, and restoration can materially change an individual assessment.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Yabu Meizan

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Yabu Meizan worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Yabu Meizan artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.