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Japanese, 1898–1972

Itō Shinsui

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221results on record
81%sell-through
$3,245median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$114,300record in our coverage

Drawn from 221 recorded results (194 sold · 27 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1998–2026. 11 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$6.5K$13K$19K1998: $2.0K median, 3 sold1999: $5.9K median, 10 sold2000: $3.8K median, 5 sold2001: $3.1K median, 15 sold2002: $2.5K median, 6 sold2003: $2.8K median, 3 sold2005: $2.3K median, 6 sold2006: $5.4K median, 5 sold2007: $5.0K median, 3 sold2008: $12K median, 2 sold2009: $1.8K median, 1 sold2016: $1.9K median, 5 sold2017: $3.1K median, 3 sold2018: $24K median, 1 sold2019: $7.2K median, 18 sold2020: $4.2K median, 8 sold2021: $3.1K median, 15 sold2022: $5.5K median, 2 sold2023: $3.2K median, 3 sold2024: $2.7K median, 57 sold2025: $3.9K median, 16 sold2026: $1.3K median, 7 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$3.2K$125$114K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
prints 128 97% $3,750
works on paper 5 100% $25,200

Medium is recorded for 133 of 221 results (60%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Kawase Hasui Itō Shinsui Kawase Hasui

$6.5K$13K$19K1998: $2.4K median1999: $2.3K median2000: $4.4K median2001: $4.8K median2002: $2.4K median2003: $3.2K median2004: $1.9K median2005: $3.0K median2006: $3.3K median2007: $2.9K median2008: $3.0K median2009: $8.4K median2012: $1.3K median2013: $4.8K median2014: $1.9K median2015: $2.3K median2016: $2.0K median2017: $3.0K median2018: $2.3K median2019: $3.2K median2020: $2.7K median2021: $3.6K median2022: $2.4K median2023: $4.5K median2024: $4.5K median2025: $3.6K median2026: $4.5K median1998: $2.0K median1999: $5.9K median2000: $3.8K median2001: $3.1K median2002: $2.5K median2003: $2.8K median2005: $2.3K median2006: $5.4K median2007: $5.0K median2008: $12K median2009: $1.8K median2016: $1.9K median2017: $3.1K median2018: $24K median2019: $7.2K median2020: $4.2K median2021: $3.1K median2022: $5.5K median2023: $3.2K median2024: $2.7K median2025: $3.9K median2026: $1.3K median19982005201220192026
MetricItō ShinsuiKawase Hasui
Median result$3,245$3,276
Record price $114,300 $152,400
Results on record2211,311
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Kawase HasuiUtagawa HiroshigeKatsushika HokusaiYoshida Hiroshi

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

82/ 100
  • Sell-through81%
  • Meets estimate75%
  • Market depth221 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 97 94% $4,189 —
Bonhams 65 60% $3,500 1.10×
Heritage Auctions 35 100% $2,375 —
Lempertz 21 100% $1,890 —
Cutler Bay Auctions 1 100% $125 0.20×
Dorotheum 1 100% $624 —
Kavanagh Auctions 1 100% $410 —

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 232 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 27 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2023·05 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1948 $2,478–$3,717 Bonhams
2023·05 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972), Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1939 $2,478–$3,717 Bonhams
2023·03 Suzumi (Evening cool) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2022·09 (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1929 $1,500–$2,000 Bonhams
2022·05 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1931 $3,051–$4,271 Bonhams
2022·05 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1931 $2,196–$2,685 Bonhams
2022·05 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1934 $3,051–$4,271 Bonhams
2022·05 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1929 $2,196–$2,685 Bonhams
2022·03 Kami (Hair) $6,000–$8,000 Christie's
2021·11 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1930 $2,711–$4,066 Bonhams
2021·09 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1938-1948 $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2021·09 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1954 $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2021·09 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1938-1941 $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2021·09 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1932 $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2021·09 Ishiyamadera (Ishiyama Temple) Woodblock print, from the series $3,000–$4,000 Christie's
2021·03 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Tea-Ceremony Beauty Showa (1926-1989) era, circa 1930s $4,000–$5,000 Bonhams
2021·03 Mayuzumi (Blackening the eyebrows) $8,000–$12,000 Christie's
2021·03 Yujo (Courtesan) Woodblock print, sigend $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2021·03 Hagoita (Battledore) $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2021·03 Yoku go (After bath) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2021·03 Haneri (Collar of an undergarment) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2021·03 Kaya (Mosquito net) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2021·03 Gifu chochin (Gifu paper lantern) $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2021·03 Fubuki (Snowstorm) Woodblock print, from the series $6,000–$8,000 Christie's
2021·03 Samidare (Rain in the Fifth Month) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2021·03 Yu no ka (Fragrance of the hot spring) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2021·03 Hatsu yukata (First time cottom summer robe) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2020·09 ITO SHINSUI (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1924 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2020·07 ITO SHINSUI(1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1924 $1,500–$2,000 Bonhams
2020·06 Eyebrow Pencil (Mayazumi) and Summer Geisha (Natsuko), 1928 and Woodblock on paper — Heritage Auctions
2020·06 Fragrance of the Hot-spring (Yu no ka) Woodblock print $2,244–$2,742 Christie's
2020·06 Sunset at Arashi Woodblock print $3,740–$4,986 Christie's
2020·06 Rouge (Kuchibeni) Woodblock print $5,609–$6,233 Christie's
2020·06 Reveries of Approaching Spring (Haru chikaki omoi) Woodblock print $3,740–$6,233 Christie's
2020·06 Hairstyle of a married woman (Marumage) Woodblock print $2,493–$3,740 Christie's
2019·09 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1922 $6,000–$8,000 Bonhams
2019·09 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1934 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2019·09 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1932 $12,000–$18,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1930 $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1937 $1,500–$2,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1916 $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989) $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1923 $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1916 $18,000–$25,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1922 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho (1912-1926) to Showa (1926-1989) era, 1924-1927 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1917 $6,000–$8,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho (1912-1926) era, 1921 $3,000–$5,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho (1912-1926) era, 1923 $5,000–$7,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1928 $8,000–$12,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1929 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1929 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1953 $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2019·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1917-1918 $20,000–$30,000 Bonhams
2019·03 In Broad Daylight (A Summer Midday) $6,000–$8,000 Christie's
2019·03 Rainbow, 1921 $8,000–$12,000 Christie's
2018·11 Make-up (Kesho) $3,834–$5,111 Christie's
2018·09 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), 1922 $3,000–$4,000 Bonhams
2018·09 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), 1934 $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2017·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1938 $600–$800 Bonhams
2017·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1917 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2017·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1917 $1,800–$2,800 Bonhams
2016·09 One woodblock print $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2016·06 Full Moon/Blue Kimono, dated Showa Rokunen hachgatsu $1,179–$1,769 Bonhams
2016·03 One woodblock print $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2016·03 One woodblock print $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2016·03 One woodblock print $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2016·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Yusuzumi (Enjoying the Evening Cool) $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2016·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Hamacho kashi (Hamacho Riverside) $6,000–$8,000 Bonhams
2016·03 One woodblock print $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2013·05 Circa 1953 $4,574–$6,098 Bonhams
2013·03 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Niwa no aki (Autumn garden) $10,000–$15,000 Bonhams
2012·09 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Niwa no aki (Autumn garden) $15,000–$20,000 Bonhams
2009·10 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2008·11 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) $1,878–$2,816 Christie's
2008·04 Haru (Spring) $3,000–$4,000 Christie's
2007·03 Yukata (Summer kimono), from the series Shin bijin junisugata (New twelve images of beauties), 1922 $4,000–$6,000 Christie's
2007·03 Yokugo no onna (Woman after a bath), 1960 $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2007·03 Yuki mo yoi (It's going to snow), 1926 $5,000–$7,000 Christie's
2006·09 Kuchibeni (Lip rouge), from the series Shin bijin junisugata (New twelve images of beauties), 1920.10 $5,000–$7,000 Christie's
2006·09 Tekagami (Hand mirror), 1954 $2,000–$2,500 Christie's
2006·07 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) $2,760–$3,680 Christie's
2006·07 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) $2,760–$3,680 Christie's
2006·07 Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) $2,760–$3,680 Christie's
2005·09 Haru chikaki omoi (Reveries of approaching spring), from the series Shin bijin junisugata (New twelve images of beauties), 1923.12 $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2005·09 Marumage (Hair style of a married woman), 1924 $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2005·09 Yukata (Cotton kimono), 1922 Mushi no ne (Singing of insects), 1923 $2,500–$3,500 Christie's
2005·03 Hotarugari (Catching fireflies), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai isshu (Modern beauties--first series), 1931.7 $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2005·03 Fubuki (Snowstorm), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nishu (Modern beauties--second series), 1932.12 Yuki no asa (Snowy morning), [1939] $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2005·03 Oboroyo (Hazy moon on a spring night), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nishu (Modern beauties--second series), 1931.11 $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2003·11 Kagamijishi [Kabuki Dance] $1,674–$2,009 Christie's
2003·06 Minstrel at Ikenohata, Commissioned and Published for the Edo-E Kanshokai Collector's Club $1,680–$2,016 Christie's
2003·06 Kaya, Gendai Bijinshu Dai Isshu [Mosquito Net, From the First Series of Modern Beauties] $2,687–$3,023 Christie's
2002·09 Kuchibeni (Rouge), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai isshu (Modern beauties--first series) $1,500–$2,500 Christie's
2002·09 Hotaru (Firefly), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nisshu (Modern beauties- second series) $3,000–$4,000 Christie's
2002·09 Katata Ukimido (Ukimido temple, Katata), from the series Omi hakkei (Eight views of Omi) $2,500–$3,500 Christie's
2002·09 Ito Shinsui (1898-1973) $15,000–$20,000 Christie's
2002·09 Mayuzumi (Blackening the eyebrows) $3,000–$3,500 Christie's
2002·06 Koru yoru (Freezing night) $2,000–$2,500 Christie's
2001·07 Kotatsu (Footwarmer), from the series Shin bijin junisugata (New twelve images of beauties) $2,000–$2,500 Christie's

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