Taiwanese/Chinese, 1938–2023
Ju Ming
532results on record
83%sell-through
$112,863median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$2,673,078record in our coverage
Drawn from 532 recorded results (507 sold · 25 passed) across 6 auction houses, 1998–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sculpture | 270 | 95% | $112,863 |
| works on paper | 21 | 100% | $5,644 |
| other | 3 | n/a | $50,655 |
Medium is recorded for 294 of 532 results (55%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Chu Teh-chun Ju Ming Chu Teh-chun
| Metric | Ju Ming | Chu Teh-chun |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $112,863 | $137,145 |
| Record price | $2,673,078 | $29,538,840 |
| Results on record | 532 | 933 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 2001–2026 |
Related artists: Chu Teh-chunZao Wou-kiSanyuWalasse Ting
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
83/ 100
- Sell-through83%
- Meets estimate75%
- Market depth532 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 | 293 | 95% | $103,053 | — |
| Sotheby's | 193 | 82% | $145,530 | 1.00× |
| Bonhams | 28 | 68% | $72,471 | 0.87× |
| Phillips | 21 | 81% | $52,670 | — |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $13,750 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $149,000 | 0.60× |
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 541 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 25 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Buffalo & Cowboys 水牛與牧童 | wood | $38,243–$63,739 | upcoming | Sotheby's | |
| 2026·09 | Taichi series - Single Whip 太極系列 — 單鞭下勢 | bronze | $63,739–$127,477 | upcoming | Sotheby's | |
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| 2026·06 | Taichi Series - Sparring | $44,658–$70,176 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | Taichi Series | $114,860–$153,147 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | $76,573–$114,860 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Taichi Series: Underarm Strike | $1,914–$3,829 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·04 | 朱銘 龍門陣 | Zhu Ming（Ju Ming, 1938-2023）, Chicken Chatter | ink and colour on paper, framed | $3,830–$7,660 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2026·03 | Taichi Series 太極系列 | $127,644–$191,466 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·03 | Taichi series - Single Whip 太極系列 - 單鞭下勢 | $127,644–$255,288 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·03 | Taichi Arch | $114,885–$153,180 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·03 | Taichi Series | $44,678–$70,208 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·03 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | copper sculpture | $191,476–$319,126 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Living World Series - Human Practicing Taichi Boxing | wood sculpture | $153,180–$280,831 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Taichi Series | bronze sculpture (a pair of two) | $574,427–$829,727 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·12 | Taichi Series | $25,689–$38,533 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·12 | Taichi Series | $19,267–$25,689 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·12 | Ox - Farming | $7,704–$10,272 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·12 | Dragon | $7,704–$10,272 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·11 | Zhang Fei 張飛 | $38,569–$64,282 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·09 | Taichi series - Underarm Strike 太極系列 - 十字手 | $51,412–$77,118 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·09 | Taichi series 太極系列 | $102,824–$192,796 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·09 | Taichi | $83,538–$109,241 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·09 | Taichi Series | $38,556–$51,408 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·09 | Taichi Kick | $102,815–$154,223 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·09 | Taichi Series | copper sculpture | $77,112–$154,223 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·09 | Taichi Series - Preparation for Underarm Strike | wood sculpture | $25,704–$38,556 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·09 | Taichi Series | copper sculpture (two works) | $89,964–$128,519 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·09 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | copper sculpture | $51,408–$77,112 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·09 | Taichi Series | bronze sculpture | $321,298–$578,337 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Taichi Series - Below Elbow Watch First Lean | $191,374–$318,957 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·05 | Taichi Series - Single Whip & Taichi Series (Two Works)1991 & 1992 | $165,988–$293,672 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Fish | $5,270–$7,906 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Taichi Series – Cloud Hands | $77,131–$115,696 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Taichi series - Preperation for underarm 太極系列 - 十字手 | $51,422–$77,132 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·03 | Taichi Series 太極系列 | $115,699–$192,831 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·03 | Taichi Series | wood sculpture | $77,132–$154,265 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | bronze sculpture | $70,705–$154,265 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | bronze | $488,506–$745,614 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Taichi Series - Turn Stomp | $1,928–$2,571 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | Taichi series - single whip 太極系列 — 單鞭下勢 | $64,278–$128,557 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | In one heart 同心協力 | $77,134–$128,557 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Taichi series - Turn stomp 太極系列 - 轉身蹬腿 | $102,846–$192,835 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Dr. Sun Yat-sen 孫中山像 | $25,711–$51,423 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Taichi Series | $30,912–$45,080 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·09 | Taichi Series – Turn Stomp | $1,924–$3,849 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Taichi Series - Thrust | $1,924–$3,849 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Taichi series - Single whip 太極系列 — 單鞭下勢 | $74,374–$148,748 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·05 | Taichi Series | wood sculpture | $64,007–$102,411 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Living World Series - Human Practicing Taichi Boxing | wood sculpture | $332,837–$448,049 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·05 | Taichi Series – Single Whip | wood sculpture | $153,639–$281,672 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Taichi Series – Single Whip | $76,807–$102,409 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Taichi Series - Sweeping out Cloud 太極系列—撥雲見日 | $89,418–$191,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Taichi Series 太極系列 | $102,192–$191,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Taichi series - single whip 太極系列 — 單鞭下勢 | $229,931–$357,671 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Living World Series –Lining Up | $1,278–$2,556 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·03 | Tachi Series – Single Whip | $2,556–$5,113 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·03 | Living World Series – Painted Wood | $1,278–$2,556 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·11 | Taichi Series | wood sculptures (2) | $179,429–$307,592 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Taichi Series | $20,527–$35,922 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Living World Series – Painted Wood | $1,917–$3,835 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·10 | Taichi Series (Set of Two) | $2,557–$5,113 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·10 | Taichi Series – Turn Stomp | unsaturated polyester resin, calcium carbonate, oil colour paste sculpture | $2,557–$5,113 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Taichi Series | $44,689–$70,226 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Taichi boxing 太極對打 | $63,842–$127,683 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Taichi Series 太極系列 | $127,683–$229,830 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Taichi Series - Single Whip 太極系列：單鞭下勢 | $102,147–$204,294 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Shuttling Maiden 太極：玉女穿梭 | $306,538–$574,759 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·09 | Taichi Series | bronze sculpture | $30,690–$44,756 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Taichi Series | wood sculpture | $51,149–$76,724 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Taichi S eries : Sparring | $246,439–$383,350 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·08 | Taichi series 太極系列 | $63,719–$127,439 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | Taichi Series: Underarm Strike | $1,539–$3,847 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·07 | Taichi series 太極系列 | $44,255–$59,006 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | bronze sculpture | $153,254–$280,965 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Taichi series | wood sculpture | $76,627–$153,254 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | wood sculpture | $382,916–$765,832 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Taichi Series | $57,437–$82,965 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Taichi Series | $30,633–$48,503 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | Taichi Series – Turn Stomp | unsaturated polyester resin, calcium carbonate, oil colour paste sculpture | $2,038–$3,822 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·04 | Taichi Series - Thrust | $1,911–$3,057 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·04 | Taichi series 太極系列 | $89,173–$191,084 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | Taichi Series - Single Whip 太極系列—單鞭下勢 | $191,087–$318,479 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Taichi Series - Single Whip | $127,391–$254,782 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·02 | Taichi series 太極系列 | $25,480–$50,960 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | Taichi Series – single whip | $3,856–$6,427 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·12 | Taichi Series - Thrust | $1,928–$3,085 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·12 | Living World Series – Standing Woman | $1,285–$2,571 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·12 | Taichi Series – Underarm Strike | $2,571–$5,142 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·12 | Living World Series – Queue | $1,928–$3,856 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·12 | Taichi Series | wood sculpture | $122,050–$192,710 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·12 | Taichi Series – Single Whip | wood sculpture | $282,641–$385,420 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·12 | Taichi Series | bronze sculpture | $57,813–$83,508 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | Taichi Series - Pair | $307,650–$410,200 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Taichi series 太極系列 | $15,365–$25,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | Taichi series 太極系列 | $356,690–$484,079 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Taichi Series | $15,000–$30,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·05 | Taichi Arch | wood sculpture | $70,066–$108,284 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Untitled | bronze sculpture | $50,957–$76,436 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Taichi Series: Single Whip | $50,956–$76,434 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Taichi series (Two works) 太極系列（兩件） | $484,313–$611,764 | Sotheby's | |||
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