# Yoshikazu artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/yoshikazu/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:09:47.777Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Japanese
- Movements: Ukiyo-e
- Common media: Printmaking, Works on paper and prints

## About Yoshikazu

Yoshikazu is the short name under which the Japanese printmaker commonly identified as Utagawa Yoshikazu appears in authority and museum records. VIAF links the romanized name to 歌川芳員, while Getty, Wikidata, and the British Museum maintain corresponding identity records. He is associated with ukiyo-e and is generally described as active from about 1850 to 1870, a span covering the closing Edo decades and opening Meiji years. Exact birth and death dates remain uncertain; the BnF catalogue offers only tentative dates. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name on Japanese prints and other works on paper, sometimes catalogued under variant names such as Ichijusai or Futagawa Yoshikazu. Because Yoshikazu is a short artist name and auction databases can aggregate variant attributions, signatures, inscriptions, catalogue descriptions, and the specific image should be checked before treating a lot as securely connected to Utagawa Yoshikazu. This identity distinction matters when comparing auction records or preparing an appraisal.

## Common works and media

The source pack supports printmaking as Yoshikazu's core practice and identifies works on paper and prints as the most defensible auction category. It does not establish a reliable list of recurring subjects, named series, or other characteristic media. Lots placed in broader name-matched categories should therefore be reviewed individually rather than assumed to represent Utagawa Yoshikazu's established body of work.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin with a lot-level identity check because the short name Yoshikazu may produce ambiguous auction matches. For a print, compare public sales with similar medium, size, date or period, condition, provenance, signature or inscription, edition details, and attribution confidence. Subject matter, rarity, and recent demand may also affect comparability. Public auction results are only a starting point: reported totals may treat fees differently, while private sales and incomplete feeds may not be represented. Given the broad category matching in the available market data, aggregate price statistics should not be treated as proof of identity or as a stand-alone valuation. A credible conclusion requires inspecting the object and selecting genuinely comparable public lots.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identity and authority records with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Name matching, attribution, condition, and incomplete public data should be reviewed before drawing appraisal conclusions.

## Sources

- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG7548
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/294454155/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11545174
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500334458
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb178088657
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/yoshikazu/
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utagawa_Yoshikazu