Japanese, 1928–2013
Shozo Shimamoto
151results on record
69%sell-through
$36,027median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$18,400,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 151 recorded results (117 sold · 34 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 26 | 75% | $74,501 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 100% | $46,030 |
Medium is recorded for 30 of 151 results (20%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Shozo Shimamoto Andy Warhol
| Metric | Shozo Shimamoto | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $36,027 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $18,400,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 151 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholYayoi KusamaKazuo ShiragaLee Ufan
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
78/ 100
- Sell-through69%
- Meets estimate81%
- Market depth151 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 | 51 | 74% | $8,916 | — |
| Sotheby's | 31 | 73% | $59,146 | 1.04× |
| Christie's | 23 | 100% | $74,501 | — |
| Bonhams | 20 | 65% | $60,940 | 0.84× |
| Dorotheum | 13 | 62% | $53,814 | — |
| Phillips | 6 | 83% | $79,463 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 1 | — | $28,182 | — |
| Finarte | 1 | 100% | $37,612 | 1.04× |
| Kruso Art | 1 | 100% | $63 | 0.33× |
| Lempertz | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 1 | 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 155 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 34 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2026·06 | Magi 921, 2008 | $23,146–$34,719 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·05 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·02 | Magi 914 (Bottle Crash series) | $23,748–$35,622 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·01 | 「あ」89-A | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·01 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·01 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·12 | Nyotaku-Uzumaki 8 1990-2009 | $11,666–$17,499 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Heiwa No. Akashi 2007-10 2007 | $20,999–$29,165 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·10 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·09 | Lucky Star 幸運之星 | $25,706–$38,559 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | Bottle Crash in Venice 08 (2007) | $55,579–$69,474 | Unsold listing | Templum Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Uzumaki 1965 | $11,423–$17,134 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Gutai 01 1950 | $34,269–$57,115 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Silk Road 22 2006-2007 | $17,134–$22,846 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·05 | Bottle Crash in Venice 08 (2007) | $54,283–$67,854 | Unsold listing | Templum Auctions | ||
| 2024·09 | Nihon Television 08 | acrylic and glass on linen | $25,728–$38,593 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·04 | Palazzo Ducale 32 | $32,058–$53,430 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·01 | Piece from Soredemo Chikyu wa ugoku 33 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled (Two Works) | $4,467–$7,020 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·10 | Untitled 無題 | $25,478–$50,956 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | (1928 - 2013) | $100–$200 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·06 | Magi 914 (Bottle Crash series), 2008 | $35,195–$45,251 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Untitled - Uzumaki no sakuhin | — | Unsold listing | SBI Art Auction | ||
| 2022·05 | Untitled | acrylic, hardware broken glass on canvas mounted on board | $19,109–$31,848 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·01 | Untitled - Uzumaki no sakuhin | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·10 | Untitled | $165,020–$247,530 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Crash Bottle Art N. 21 撞瓶藝術21號 | $23,121–$32,113 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $30,000–$50,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·01 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | 無題 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $7,348–$9,797 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $7,348–$9,797 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·10 | 「あ 89」B | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Untitled - Venice Biennale | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·06 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·11 | Untitled SHIM-46 | enamel paint on canvas | $30,672–$43,452 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·10 | (1928-2013) | $33,261–$38,804 | Casa d'aste Boetto | |||
| 2019·07 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·06 | Palazzo Ducale 11 | $63,571–$88,999 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·06 | Gutai 01 1950 | — | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·06 | Reggio Emilia 2011 | — | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·06 | Silk Road 28, 2006/07 | Oil and Acrylic on canvas Estimate: € 25,000 / $ 28,500 Sold: € 25,000 / $ 28,499 (incl | $28,182–$28,182 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·06 | no. 18 palazzo ducale genova | $56,330–$78,862 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | untitled | $56,330–$78,862 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Untitled | $50,000–$70,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | Proof of Peace AU 31 | $52,410–$78,615 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | untitled | $5,733–$8,280 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·04 | proof of peace au 33 | $38,217–$63,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·03 | Ana Esquisse 1958 | $15,780–$23,670 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·02 | 「あ 89」C | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·02 | Untitiled - Venice Biennale | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·02 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·12 | Crane Performance in Itami 08 | $22,718–$28,398 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | magi 932 | $51,114–$76,671 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·04 | Untitled - Venice Biennale | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·03 | untitled - bottle crash | $1,019,360–$1,274,200 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | Palazzo Ducale 32 2008 | $117,910–$173,397 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·01 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·01 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·11 | Palazzo Ducale 33 | $153,675–$281,737 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·10 | Lucky Star | $64,014–$102,423 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·07 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·06 | Silk Road 31 2006-2007 | $51,883–$77,825 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | 嶋本昭三 Untitled (from "Performance with cups" at Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor) | $38,488–$64,147 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | Saga University 04 | $67,314 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·06 | Felissimo 015 | $67,314 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·06 | Felissimo 019 | $67,314 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·05 | Untitled | oil on canvas (bottle crash) | $64,161–$89,826 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·05 | Untitled | oil on canvas (bottle crash) | $64,161–$89,826 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·05 | Black Whirlpool | enamel paint on canvas laid on board | $1,668,191–$2,309,803 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·04 | Proof of Peace AU 33 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·04 | A | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·04 | Untitled | $102,933–$154,399 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.