Itō Shinsui — auction results & prices

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

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)
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

Metric	Itō Shinsui	Kawase Hasui
Median result	$3,245	$3,276
Record price	$114,300	$152,400
Results on record	221	1,311
Years active at auction	1998–2026	1998–2026

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

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. 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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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

Date	Lot	Estimate USD	House
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2001·07	Yokugo (After the bath)	$12,000–$15,000	Christie's
2001·07	Tsume (Nails), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nishu (Modern beauties--second series)	$2,000–$4,000	Christie's
2001·07	Fubuki (Snowstorm), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nishu (Modern beauties--second series)	$4,000–$6,000	Christie's
2001·07	Yuki no yoru (Snowy night), from the series Shin bijin junisugata (New twelve images of beauties)	$6,000–$8,000	Christie's
2001·07	Suzumi (Evening cool), from the series Shin bijin junisugata (New twelve images of beauties)	$4,000–$6,000	Christie's
2001·07	Nagajuban (Underrobe)	$3,000–$3,500	Christie's
2001·03	Akashi no akebono (Dawn at Akashi)	$1,000–$1,500	Christie's
2001·03	Kaya (Mosquito net), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai isshu (Modern beauties--first series)	$2,000–$3,000	Christie's
2001·03	Haru chikaki omoi (Reverie of approaching spring), from the series Shin bijin junisugata (Twelve figures of modern beauties)	$2,500–$3,500	Christie's
2001·03	Mayuzumi (Blackening the eyebrows)	$3,000–$3,500	Christie's
2001·03	Kami (Hair), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nisshu (Modern beauties--second series)	$2,000–$3,000	Christie's
2001·03	Haru (Spring)	$800–$1,200	Christie's
2001·03	Han-eri (Collar of an undergarment), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai isshu (Modern beauties--first series)	$2,500–$3,500	Christie's
2001·03	Samidare (Rain in the fifth month), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai isshu (Modern beauties--first series)	$1,800–$2,200	Christie's
2000·11	Shoshun (Early spring)	$15,000–$20,000	Christie's
2000·05	Koru yoru (Freezing night), 1928	$1,000–$1,500	Christie's
2000·05	Hitomi (Pupil of the eye) from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nishu (The second series of modern beauties), 1936.8	$2,500–$3,000	Christie's
2000·05	Senpatsu (Washed hair) from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nishu (The second series of modern beauties), 1936.8	$3,000–$4,000	Christie's
2000·04	Seta no Karahashi (Kara Bridge, Seta), from the series Omi hakkei no uchi (Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]), 1918.5	$1,200–$1,800	Christie's
1999·09	Marumage ( Marumage [hairtstyle of a married woman]), 1924	$4,000–$6,000	Christie's
1999·09	Yokugo (After the bath), 1917	$10,000–$15,000	Christie's
1999·09	Mayuzumi (Blackening the eyebrows), 1928	$4,000–$6,000	Christie's
1999·09	Kuroeri (Black collar), 1928	$2,000–$3,000	Christie's
1999·09	Koru yoru (Freezing night), 1921	$3,000–$4,000	Christie's
1999·09	Makuai (Interval), 1925	$2,000–$3,000	Christie's
1999·09	Nagajuban (The long undergarment), 1927	$5,000–$7,000	Christie's
1999·09	Inaho (Rice), 1919	$3,000–$4,000	Christie's
1999·09	Haru (Spring [Red kimono]), 1917	$10,000–$15,000	Christie's
1999·09	Taikyo (Before the mirror [Red geisha]), 1916	$20,000–$30,000	Christie's
1998·06	Maiko (Apprentice geisha), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai nishu (The second series of modern beauties), 1932.7.15	$1,200–$1,800	Christie's
1998·06	Taikyo (Before the mirror [Red geisha]), 1916.7	$3,000–$4,000	Christie's
1998·06	Kaya (Mosquito net), from the series Gendai bijinshu dai isshu (The first series of modern beauties), 1929.5	$1,200–$1,800	Christie's

Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.