Japanese, b. 1938
Daido Moriyama
343results on record
71%sell-through
$4,097median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$61,531record in our coverage
Drawn from 343 recorded results (275 sold · 68 passed) across 14 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 89 | 88% | $6,250 |
| prints | 17 | 60% | $15,794 |
| other | 9 | 100% | $4,000 |
| ceramics & design | 8 | 100% | $508 |
Medium is recorded for 123 of 343 results (36%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Hiroshi Sugimoto Daido Moriyama Hiroshi Sugimoto
| Metric | Daido Moriyama | Hiroshi Sugimoto |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,097 | $20,440 |
| Record price | $61,531 | $1,888,000 |
| Results on record | 343 | 1,859 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Hiroshi SugimotoNobuyoshi ArakiIrving PennRobert Mapplethorpe
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
65/ 100
- Sell-through71%
- Meets estimate40%
- Market depth343 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 96 | 55% | $7,284 | 0.79× |
| SBI Art Auction | 79 | 76% | $2,308 | — |
| Christie's | 59 | 75% | $6,551 | — |
| Phillips | 37 | 78% | $7,602 | — |
| Bonhams | 36 | 56% | $1,472 | 0.64× |
| Lempertz | 12 | 92% | $2,089 | — |
| Rago | 9 | 100% | $381 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 7 | 100% | $1,438 | — |
| Grisebach | 3 | — | $2,276 | — |
| Dorotheum | 3 | 100% | $2,656 | — |
| Wright | 7 | 29% | $6,042 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 100% | $1,860 | — |
| Finarte | 2 | 100% | $3,857 | 0.77× |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $1,337 | 0.80× |
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 355 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 68 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Menu, 2012; NY 71, 2002 | $404–$674 | upcoming | Chiswick Auctions | ||
| 2026·09 | Kagero, 1972 | $539–$809 | upcoming | Chiswick Auctions | ||
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| 2026·07 | Pig | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Untitled (from the Kagero (Mayfly) portfolio) | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Untitled (from the Kagero (Mayfly) portfolio) | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Hawaii | 4to paperback book | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Daido in Color Print | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·05 | Stray, 1971 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·05 | Matsushima, 1974 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·04 | Stray Dog. Misawa, 1971 | $4,642–$5,802 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·03 | La mort en été, 2020 | $575–$805 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·02 | Great East Japan Earthquake Relief Project, Hokkaido | Digital pigment print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·01 | Tights (No.10) 1987 | $2,861–$3,337 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | Tights (No.8) 1987 | $2,861–$4,052 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | 日のあたる場所 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·01 | 1983年 新宿 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (from the Tights and Tiles portfolio) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (from the Tights and Tiles portfolio) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (from the Tights and Tiles portfolio) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (from the Tights and Tiles portfolio) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (from How to Create a Beautiful Picture) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (from the Tights and Tiles portfolio) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Kagero | $2,000–$3,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·10 | Provoke. Rarissime collection complète. 1968-1969. | $13,912–$18,549 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Another Country in New York. 1974. Très rare édition originale de ce célèbre "Xerox book". | $18,549–$23,186 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Kiroku [Record], n° 1-5. 1972-1973. Très rare édition originale. | $15,071–$17,390 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Kagero (Mayfly) (complete with 18 works) | Hand-pulled photogravures | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | A Journey to Nakaji, 11, Rain (A Gift of Roses) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Letter to Myself, 2, Kamakura and Hayama (Sand) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Memory of a Dog, 13 (Riverbed) | $2,600–$3,600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture, 13, Osaka | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture, 5, A Journey to a Corner Tobacco Shop | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | A Journey to Nakaji, 2 (Glove) | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | A Journey to Nakaji, 4 (Wheat Grasses) | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | A Tale of II Cities, Fin (Tokyo) | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | New Japan's Scenic Trio 2, Ueno Terminal Station | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | A Journey to Nakaji, 2 (Smokestacks) | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·05 | La mort en été, 2020 | $454–$681 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·04 | Daido Hysteric no. 8 | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·03 | Shashin yo Sayonara [Bye Bye Photography]. Tokyo: Shashin Hyoron Sha, 1972. | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Mount Aso and Cabbage House | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Shinjuku | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Selected Images from How to Create a Beautiful Picture (2 Photographs) | $3,886–$6,477 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·03 | Celebrities | $1,943–$2,591 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·01 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·01 | Shinjuku | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·01 | Daido hysteric no. 4 1993 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·12 | Hokkaido | $2,829–$4,115 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·12 | Stray Dog, Misawa | $6,430–$9,002 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·12 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $6,430–$9,002 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·12 | Dazai #54 | $2,829–$4,115 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·12 | Dazai #2 | $2,829–$4,115 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·10 | アムステルダム | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·10 | 「狩人」より | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·07 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·07 | 「Daido hysteric No.4」より | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·06 | Tights | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | 美しい写真の作り方・6 下高井戸のタイツ | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·05 | 「Daido hysteric No.4」より | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·05 | Untitled (Sex Shop Window) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Untitled (Two Women in Nude Studio, Tokyo) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Untitled (Train Platform) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Untitled (Subway Window) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·12 | Japan, a Photo Theater II | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Untitled | $2,175–$3,262 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·12 | Untitled | $2,175–$3,262 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·11 | Tights, 1987-2011 | $3,207–$4,276 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·10 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture (Tights and Tiles) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Selected Images | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Ueno is the Station of Our Hearts | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Kagero (Mayfly) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | Untitled from Kiroku - Record No.6 (Motorcycle) | $800–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·07 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6 (from the Tights in Shimotakaido series) | $2,500–$3,500 | Wright | |||
| 2023·06 | La Mort En Ete, 2020 | $1,068–$1,602 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Tights, 1987 | $3,205–$4,273 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled from Kiroku - Record No.6 (Motorcycle) | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Shinjuku | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Selected Images | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Ikaho | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·01 | Hysteric Poster Platonic | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·01 | Untitled from Kiroku - Record No.6 (Motorcycle) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Untitled (Brigitte Bardot on Motorbike) | $10,412–$15,618 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Untitled (Lips) | $10,412–$15,618 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Tights | $8,477–$12,715 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Untitled from Kiroku - Record No.6 (Motorcycle) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Sans titre, 2004 | $5,360–$7,504 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·05 | Provoke no. 2 | $3,727–$6,211 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori | $2,484–$3,727 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Accident, 2011 | $1,402–$2,804 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Documentary 82, 1986 | ferrotyped gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Poster (Nakano) | $4,012–$6,687 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Tights (No 9)', 1987 | $10,758–$16,138 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.