Utagawa Yoshitsuya

Japanese artist and painter (1822-1866)

† 1866 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 8 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Utagawa Yoshitsuya was born on February 22, 1822 and died on August 2, 1866, aged 44. Recorded occupations: artist, painter, printmaker and ukiyo-e artist. Country of citizenship: Japan.

At a glance

Born: February 22, 1822
Died: August 2, 1866
Age at death: 44
Citizenship: Japan
Occupations: artist, painter, printmaker, ukiyo-e artist
Wikipedia editions: 8 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Utagawa Yoshitsuya's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1866 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 1 major museum.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q3178301 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Utagawa Yoshitsuya on Wikipedia.

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