Japanese, b. 1975
Kohei Nawa
297results on record
88%sell-through
$12,208median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$1,050,421record in our coverage
Drawn from 297 recorded results (268 sold · 29 passed) across 5 auction houses, 2005–2026. 3 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 | 24 | 100% | $89,391 |
| painting | 4 | 100% | $18,383 |
| other | 3 | 100% | $32,250 |
Medium is recorded for 31 of 297 results (10%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Yoshitomo Nara Kohei Nawa Yoshitomo Nara
| Metric | Kohei Nawa | Yoshitomo Nara |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $12,208 | $23,382 |
| Record price | $1,050,421 | $24,954,371 |
| Results on record | 297 | 2,688 |
| Years active at auction | 2005–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Yoshitomo NaraYayoi KusamaTakashi MurakamiKaws
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
83/ 100
- Sell-through88%
- Meets estimate69%
- Market depth297 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Art Auction | 223 | 90% | $8,625 | — |
| Christie's | 28 | 100% | $87,214 | — |
| Sotheby's | 26 | 100% | $61,246 | 0.85× |
| Phillips | 19 | 68% | $64,838 | — |
| Bonhams | 2 | 0% | — | — |
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 301 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 29 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2024·03 | PIXCELL - (Toy-stealth f-19) | mixed media | $1,278–$2,556 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Particle-Kewpie#3 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | Flora (Canned) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | Velvet - Trans - Deer (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | Velvet - Trans Double Yana (NB) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | Velvet - Flora (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | PixCell - Karuta #2 (紫式部) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·11 | PixCell-Carp #5 | mixed media sculpture | $51,265–$76,898 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Pixcell-Deer 32 | mixed media sculpture | $513,026–$769,539 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Velvet - Trans Deer (NB) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | PixCell - Hanafuda #5 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | Velvet - Rai (NB) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | PixCell-Violin #3 PIXCELL 系列 - 小提琴3號 | $63,842–$102,147 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | Direction #235 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Velvet - Totem (NB) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Velvet - Ether (family, R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Line - Random - CMY #3 - 2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | Velvet - Trans - Deer (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | PixCell - Karuta #1 (小野小町) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | Ether #3 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | Direction #151 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·04 | PixCell - Tank and Remote #2 (Two Works) PIXCELL 系列 - 坦克與遙控2號（兩件作品） | $76,434–$101,912 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | PixCell-Bambi#3 | $38,217–$63,696 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | PixCell - Jackalope #6 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·03 | Moment #70 | 片刻 #70 | $5,096–$7,644 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·01 | Line - Random - CMY #1 - 1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·10 | Moment #82 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·10 | Direction | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·07 | PixCell-Apple | $10,005–$15,008 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·06 | PixCell-Deer #21 | $356,692–$445,864 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·05 | PixCell [Mandarin Duck] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·05 | PixCell [Toy-Doraemon] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·05 | Direction #172 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·05 | Velvet - Flora (NB) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·05 | Line - Fragment #56 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·03 | PixCell - Mandarin Duck | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Velvet - Ether (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Velvet - VIA - Wall (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Line - Random - CMY #1 - 1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Element - Black #5 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Chip | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | VESSEL - Flora | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Trans - Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | PixCell - Toy - Pingu | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Direction #174 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Transfer #64 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | PixCell - Hanafuda #5 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·01 | Velvet - White Deer (NB) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | Velvet - Trans - T.O.P (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | PixCell - Karuta #2 (紫式部) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | Velvet - Totem (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | Direction #122 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | Line - Fragment #61 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·07 | PixCell-Maria #16 | $48,886–$70,756 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·06 | PixCell-Deer #40 | $180,424–$360,849 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·05 | Pix-cell Deer 23 | mixed media sculpture | $206,038–$334,812 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·04 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | Velvet - White Deer (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | Trans-Yujin (Dent) | $57,968–$83,732 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·01 | Element - Black #8 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Velvet #4 (Black) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Direction #78 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Velvet - Fu / Rai (from METAMORPHOSIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Velvet - VIA - Wall (R) (from METAMORPHOSIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Line - Random - CMY #1 - 1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Line - Random - CMY #1 - 2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·12 | Pixcell-Toy-Locomotive | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | Direction #123 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Dot-Fragment_B | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Velvet #7 (moss) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Line - Random - CMY #2-2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Velvet - Trans - T.O.P (R) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | PixCell - Hanafuda #1 (五光) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Element #2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·09 | velvet-rai (r) 絲絨 - 雷（r） | $3,613–$5,806 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·08 | Trans - Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | Line - Fragment # 7 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | Velvet - Throne (R) (from METAMORPHOSIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | Line - Random - CMY #3-1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | Direction ポスター | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | Line-Fragment #48 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | Line - Random - CMY #2-2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·07 | PixCell-Toy-Egg Plant | $11,613–$15,484 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·06 | Velvet - Ether (R) (from METAMORPHOSIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | PixCell - Karuta #1 (小野小町) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | Velvet - Fu / Rai (from METAMORPHOSIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | Line - Random - CMY #2 - 1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | Element - Black #2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | Line - Random - K - 2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | 1. シンセシス／2. Direction ポスター | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | PixCell-Butterfly #3 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | PixCell - Beckoning Cat | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | Line - Fragment #22 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·05 | Velvet-Manifold(R) | $3,871–$6,451 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·05 | Velvet-VIA-Wall(R) | $3,871–$6,451 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·02 | Gush #5 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | PixCell [Squirrel #2] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
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