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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2017·11 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $9,191–$11,817 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | Motorcycle | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Nakano, Tokyo | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·07 | Works | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·07 | 1. Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·05 | Untitled (Pont de Alexandre III, Paris) | $1,683 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·05 | Untitled (from the series: A Journey to Nakaji) | $1,347 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·05 | 'stray dog, misawa', 1971 | $15,615–$23,423 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'hawaii', 2007-2008 | $6,506–$9,109 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Harley Davidson | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·04 | Motorcycle | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·04 | Brigitte Bardot Poster, Aoyama | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Nikko | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Selected Images | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·02 | Harley Davidson | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·11 | Work | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·11 | 1. Buenos Aires / 2. Record No.6 / 3. Motorcycle | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·11 | 1. Buenos Aires 2. Hokkaido | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·11 | Stray Dog | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·11 | Work | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·11 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $3,744–$6,240 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·07 | Motorcycle | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·06 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $8,000–$12,000 | Wright | |||
| 2016·05 | 森山大道 Shinjuku 新宿 | $3,862–$6,437 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | 'Tights, no. 19', 1987 | $8,772–$11,696 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | 'Tights, no. 8', 1987 | $8,772–$11,696 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | 'Tights, no. 10', 1987 | $8,772–$11,696 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $7,278–$10,189 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·05 | Smash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] Accident | $21,835–$36,391 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | 1. Hokkaido／2. Buenos Aires | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·04 | Okinawa | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·04 | Record No.6 Special Edition | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·04 | from "LETTRE A ST. LOUP" | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·04 | How to create a beautiful picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, c. 1986 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·01 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·01 | Misawa | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·01 | paris (self-portrait) | $6,388–$8,944 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·01 | Tights in Shimotakaido (How to Create a Beautiful Picture No. 6) | $6,388–$8,944 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | A Journey to Nakaji, 1984 | gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Karyudo (A Hunter) | Tokyo, Chuo Koronsha, 1972 | $1,058–$1,587 | Artcurial | ||
| 2015·11 | 森山大道 Shinjuku 新宿 | $6,451–$9,031 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu | $12,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | Kamakura | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | Stray Dog, Misawa | $12,111–$18,166 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | Kariudo (Hunter) | $3,785–$4,541 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·10 | Misawa | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·10 | Japan's Scenic Trio, Mutsumatsushima | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·10 | swine, aomori, japan | $5,161–$7,742 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Tights in Shimotakaido (How to Create a Beautiful Picture No. 6) | $7,742–$10,322 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | On the Bed I, Tokyo, Japan | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Lips | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 7 : Nikko Toshogu | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·07 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·07 | Documentary 90 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Journey to Nakaji 4 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Memory of Dog 14 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Tokyo; A Following Story 4 Spring Trip | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | New Japan's Scenic Trio 2 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Documentary 62 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Tokyo; A Following Story 3 Winter Trip | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Documentary 61 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Documentary 88 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Documentary 9 | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | 'on the bed i', tokyo, 1969 | $4,440–$6,660 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | tights in shimotakaido (how to create a beautiful picture no. 6) | $9,029–$11,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Stray Dog | $9,029–$11,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Yokosuka | $9,029–$11,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | 'untitled, hawaii', 2007/2008 | $7,820–$10,948 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | 'how to create a beautiful picture 6: tights in shimotakaïdo', 1987 | $18,768–$25,024 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | 'kuchibiru black', 2007 | $15,640–$23,460 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | 「狩人」より | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·04 | 陽のあたる場所 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·04 | 蜉蝣 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·03 | Untitled, (from the series Japan A Photo Theater), 1966 | ferrotyped gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | It, 2007 | gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·12 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987 | $8,000–$10,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·12 | Brigitte Bardot | $13,000–$16,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·12 | Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Sans titre (Brigitte Bardot), 1969 | $6,218–$8,705 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | 'how to create a beautiful picture 6: tights in shimotakaïdo', 1987 | $8,705–$11,192 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | 'stray dog', 1971 | $4,974–$7,462 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | (Self Portrait), Paris | $3,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | from the series tokyo, meshed world | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | Lunch Counter with Self-Portrait Shadow | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | from the series tokyo, meshed world | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | Misama (Stray Dog), 1971 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·05 | 'kuchibiru' (red), 2007 | $13,576–$20,364 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Kuchibiru (Black) | $12,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·04 | Japan's Scenic Trio , Mutsumatsushima | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·04 | Motorcycle | $9,023–$15,469 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Stray Dog | $7,734–$12,890 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | How to create a beautiful picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $6,445–$9,023 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | The Three Views of Japan No. 3 - Mutsu Matsushima | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2014·04 | Tokyo (Back of Boy's Head) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2014·04 | Tights in Shimotakaido | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
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