A Bizen Katana — auction results & prices

17results on record

100%sell-through

$10,333median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$174,047record in our coverage

Drawn from 17 recorded results (17 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2000–2014. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

Where does a value land in this market?

The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

Medium	Results	Sell-through	Median result (USD)
ceramics & design	7	n/a	$6,875
sculpture	6	n/a	$37,500

Medium is recorded for 13 of 17 results (76%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Utagawa Hiroshige A Bizen Katana Utagawa Hiroshige

Metric	A Bizen Katana	Utagawa Hiroshige
Median result	$10,333	$3,052
Record price	$174,047	$367,077
Results on record	17	1,993
Years active at auction	2000–2014	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	16	—	$10,792	—
Bonhams	1	100%	$3,125	1.00×

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 17 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
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2014·10	By Sukesada, dated 1515		$2,000–$3,000	Bonhams
2012·05	Signed Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu Saku , Muromachi Period (Mid 16Th Century)	metal fittings Hamano School comprising gold, silver, and	$9,562–$12,750	Christie's
2012·05	Signed Bishu Osafune [No] Ju Yokoyama Sukekane Saku, Tomonari Gojuhachi Dai Mago , and Oju Gannen Nigatsu , Edo Period (19Th Century)	[collar]: single copper	$4,781–$7,969	Christie's
2012·05	Signed Bishu Osafune Ju Morimitsu , Muromachi Period ( Circa 1500)	[collar]: single solid silver	$1,912–$2,391	Christie's
2010·03	Muromachi Period (16Th Century), Signed Bizen Kuni [No] Ju Osafune Katsu[mitsu]	[collar]: Single silver with incised inscription	$6,000–$8,000	Christie's
2010·03	Momoyama Period (1574), Signed Bishu Osafune Sukesada and Dated Tensho Ninen Hachigatsu Hi (A Day in the Eighth Month of the Second Year of the Tensho Era 1574)	leather	$7,000–$9,000	Christie's
2008·11	Signed Bizen Kuni (No) Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu Saku , and Eiroku Junen Hachigatsu Kichijitsu (An Auspicious Day in the Eighth Month 1567)	[collar]: Single solid silver	$4,694–$6,258	Christie's
2008·05	Signed Bizen Kuni (No) Ju Yosozaemon (No) Jo Sukesada , and Dated Tenbun Rokunen Nigatsu Kichijitsu [An Auspicious Day in the 2Nd Month 1537), Muromachi Period	[collar]: double gold-clad copper	$58,253–$77,671	Christie's
2007·09	Kamakura Period (Early 14Th Century), Inscribed Bizen Kuni Osafune Ju Nagamitsu and Bearing Date Shoan Sannen Junigatsu (No) Hi (1301.12)	[collar]: double, gold	$3,000–$5,000	Christie's
2007·03	Muromachi Period (15Th Century), with Signature Bishu Osafune Morikage	[collar]: Double, gold and copper	$20,000–$30,000	Christie's
2006·12	Signed Bizen Osafune (No) Ju Sukenao , and Dated Bunka Juichinen Hachigatsu Hi [A Day in the Eighth Month 1814], Edo Period (19Th Century)	carved with stylized clouds	$3,936–$5,905	Christie's
2005·11	Signed Bishu Osafune Sukesada and Dated Eisho Ju-Nen Hachi-Gatsu Hi (1513), Muromachi Period (16Th Century)	one hole, silvered copper	$5,215–$6,953	Christie's
2005·07	Signed Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Sukesada , and Dated on the Ura Tensho Kunen [1581] Hachigatsu Hi		$8,830–$10,596	Christie's
2005·07	Mumei Attributed to Unji of the Unrui School, Kamakura-Nanbokucho Period (14Th Century)	with butterflies and peonies in high relief with silver and gold inlay	$31,789–$49,449	Christie's
2003·09	Signed Bishu Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu , and Dated Eiroku Juichi Nen Hachi (Remainder Cut Away) in Accordance with the Eighth Month of 1568, Muromachi Period (16Th Century)	in re-assembled military mounting but with an Edo period (18th century) round iron	$993–$1,324	Christie's
2002·06	Registered As a Juyo Bijutsuhin [Important Art Object] Unsigned, Traditionally Attributed to the Yoshioka Ichimonji School, Kamakura/Nanbokucho Period (14Th Century)		$89,522–$119,363	Christie's
2000·04	Nanbokucho Period (14Th Century), with Gold-Inlaid Signature Bizen Kanemitsu and Hon'ami (Koson) and with Kao	Nanbokucho period (14th century), with gold-inlaid signature	$40,000–$50,000	Christie's

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