Utagawa’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Americans Baking Bread (Amerikajin pan wo yaku zu)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

Sketch of a Copperplate Print of the City of Washington (Amerika shu no uchi washintonfu no kei doban no utsushi)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

American Steam Train Travel
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

Americans on an Outing (Amerikajin yuko no zu)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

Arrival and Departure of an American Steamship (Amerikakoku jokisha orai)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

Americans Drawn from Life (Sho utsushi Amerikajin)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

Among the Five Nations: Americans (Gokakoku no uchi, Amerikajin)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

A Foreign Camera (Gaikoku shashinkyo no zu)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

Island of Little People (Kobitojima)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

Portrait of Americans: Oven for Breadmaking (Amerika-jin no zu, pansei no kamato)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

Holland (Oranda koku)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

Picture of Large Elephant from India (Tenjiku hakurai dai zo no shashin), An Attraction at Ryogoku in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogoku mimono)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

Dutch Couple Drinking Wine (Orandajin sakamori)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

Foreigners Drinking Wine (Gaikokujin shuen no zu)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

Russia (Oroshia koku), from the Countries of Asia (Ajia shu no uchi)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

Foreigner Caring for Her Children (Gaikokujin kodomo choai no zu)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

France (Furansukoku), from the Countries of Europe (Yoroppa-shu no uchi)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

Preparing Meals in a Foreign Residence (Ijin yashiki ryori no zu)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70

True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin)
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850-70

French in Miyozakimachi (Furansujin, Miyozakimachi), from the series "Famous Places in Yokohama (Yokohama meisho)"
Utagawa Yoshikazu Japanese, active c. 1850–70