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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2020·02 | PixCell [Toy-Stealth (flying mode) #5] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | PixCell - Maria #3 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | PixCell - Pinocchio #8 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Line - Random - CMY #1-2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Trans - Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Parameter #2 - C,1600,900,0,0,1600,900,6000 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Velvet - Fu (R) (from METAMORPHOSIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Line-Fragment #53 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | PixCell-Deer #29 | mixed media sculpture | $242,822–$408,964 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | PixCell - Toy - Pinocchio | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | PixCell - Hanafuda #2 (桜に幕) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | PixCell - Trump #4 (Royal Straight Flush - Diamond) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | Line - Random - CMY #2 (2点組) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | Direction #132 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | PixCell - Key#3 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | PixCell - Canary #4 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·10 | villus - buffalo | $50,990–$76,485 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·07 | PixCell - Cell Phone #3 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | PixCell - Trump #2 (Royal Straight Flush - Heart) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | Trans - Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | Parameter #4 - C,1600,900,800,450,1500,6500 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | Direction #129 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | Velvet - Ether (R) (from METAMORPHOSIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·05 | PixCell-Goat #2 | mixed media sculpture | $101,925–$152,887 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·04 | PixCell - Trump #3 (Royal Straight Flush - Club) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | PixCell - Hanafuda #3 (梅に鶯) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | PixCell-Toy-Pingu | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | PixCell [Toy-Doraemon] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·02 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·02 | PixCell-Toy-Pinocchio#4 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·02 | PixCell-Hanafuda #4 (猪鹿蝶) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·11 | Pixce l l : Toy Machine Gun | mixed media sculpture | $10,223–$15,334 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | PixCell-Tabasco #5 | mixed media sculpture | $8,945–$11,501 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | pixcell-deer (mica) | $350,000–$550,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Parameter #4 - C,1600,900,800,450,1500,6500 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·10 | Direction #80 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·09 | pixcell - deer no. 27 | $255,600–$383,400 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·07 | PixCell [Toy-Mickey Mouse (from Mickey's Rival)] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·07 | PixCell [Toy-Minnie Mouse (Comic Ver.)] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·07 | PixCell-Toy-Stealth | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·05 | Direction #30 | paint on canvas | $20,395–$25,494 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | PixCell-Deer #29 | mixed media sculpture | $280,438–$407,909 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2018·04 | Transfer #1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | Dot-Fragment_B | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | Dot-Array_B | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | Line-Fragment#62 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | PixCell - Cell Phone #3 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | direction no.129 | $12,742–$19,113 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | pixcell-double deer 2 | $249,906–$347,091 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·01 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·01 | Parameter #2 - C,1600,900,0,0,1600,900,6000 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·11 | PixCell – Cigarette No. 1 | mixed media sculpture | $6,403–$10,245 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | PixCell-Deer #9 | mixed media sculpture | $204,900–$332,962 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | PixCell-Deer #8 | $153,675–$230,512 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Element set | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | Work | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | PixCell - Hanafuda #2 (Sakura-ni-Maku) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | Line - Random - CMY #1-2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | Parameter #1 - B,1600,900,0,0,1600,900,6000 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·10 | pixcell - beckoning cat | $51,211–$76,817 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·07 | Parameter #2 - C,1600,900,0,0,1600,6000 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·07 | PixCell [Ostrich#1] | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·05 | Pixcell-Deer #10 | mixed media and marbles sculpture | $230,980–$359,303 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·04 | Direction No. 44 | $19,300–$32,166 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·02 | PixCell-Toy - Duck#2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·02 | PixCell - Hanafuda #5（Hanami-de-Ippai） | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·07 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·07 | PixCell-Hanafuda #5（Hanami-de-Ippai） | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·05 | Pixce l l : Bambi | glass beads and mixed media sculpture | $128,760–$167,388 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | Pixcell - Tibetan Goat's Head | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·04 | PixCell - Hanafuda #3（Ume-ni-Uguisu） | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·04 | PixCell - Karuta #1（Ononokomachi） | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·04 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2016·01 | Fauna-Pig | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·10 | Trans-Speaking | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·10 | PixCell〔Shoe#7 (L)〕 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·10 | pixcell - greater kudu | $232,255–$361,286 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Pixcell-Maria #4 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·07 | Trans-Speaking (set of 8prints) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·04 | Pixcell-Karuta ♯1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2014·11 | PixCell-Deer#7 | stuffed deer, glass beads sculpture | $232,071–$335,214 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·10 | PixCell-Elk | $257,732–$386,599 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | pixcell - trump #3 (royal straight flush-club) and trump #4 (royal straight flush-diamond) | $10,320–$15,481 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | PixCell-Trump#4: (Royal-Straight-Flush-DiamondSpades); (Royal-Straight-Flush-Hearts); (Royal-Straight-Flush-Clubs); (Royal-Straight-Flush-Diamonds) | four mixed media | $25,800–$38,700 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·04 | Panda | $38,671–$51,562 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Pixcell (Deer) | $45,117–$58,007 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | PixCell-Python | mixed media sculpture | $38,698–$64,496 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | PixCell Series | mixed media sculpture | $25,798–$51,597 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·05 | PixCell-Coyote#3 | Taxidermied coyote, glass, acrylic, crystal beads | $115,932–$154,576 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·05 | PixCell-Deer #8 | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Kohei Nawa | mixed media sculpture | $4,509–$7,085 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·04 | PixCell: Cactus | $30,906–$45,071 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Kohei Nawa | crystal, glass, mixed media sculpture | $64,128–$76,954 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Pixcell-Bambi | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | PixCell [Shoe#5(L)] | mixed media, sculpture | $10,322–$20,644 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·01 | Kohei Nawa | mixed media sculpture | $28,382–$41,283 | Christie's | ||
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