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1797–1861

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

583results on record
83%sell-through
$3,472median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$239,596record in our coverage

Drawn from 583 recorded results (544 sold · 39 passed) across 21 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; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$8.5K$17K$26K1998: $5.4K median, 4 sold1999: $9.0K median, 2 sold2001: $2.5K median, 22 sold2002: $1.1K median, 4 sold2003: $1.3K median, 1 sold2004: $8.3K median, 1 sold2005: $1.7K median, 18 sold2006: $3.3K median, 15 sold2007: $4.6K median, 133 sold2008: $4.3K median, 33 sold2009: $5.4K median, 11 sold2010: $1.9K median, 14 sold2012: $797 median, 3 sold2013: $6.4K median, 9 sold2014: $2.8K median, 9 sold2016: $32K median, 1 sold2017: $1.7K median, 46 sold2018: $4.5K median, 7 sold2019: $1.0K median, 10 sold2020: $4.2K median, 12 sold2021: $15K median, 51 sold2022: $1.7K median, 21 sold2023: $499 median, 14 sold2024: $3.3K median, 48 sold2025: $2.8K median, 36 sold2026: $750 median, 19 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$3.5K$62$240K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
prints 279 89% $4,125
ceramics & design 14 n/a $3,045
works on paper 13 0% $3,725
other 8 n/a $3,897
sculpture 6 n/a $3,226

Medium is recorded for 320 of 583 results (55%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Utagawa Hiroshige Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 Utagawa Hiroshige

$8.5K$17K$26K1998: $15K median1999: $3.5K median2000: $3.8K median2001: $4.5K median2002: $4.5K median2003: $279 median2004: $3.1K median2005: $2.3K median2006: $3.6K median2007: $5.8K median2008: $5.7K median2009: $9.9K median2012: $3.8K median2013: $7.5K median2014: $4.3K median2015: $2.8K median2016: $5.5K median2017: $2.9K median2018: $3.0K median2019: $4.1K median2020: $5.0K median2021: $3.8K median2022: $2.8K median2023: $2.5K median2024: $2.4K median2025: $1.9K median2026: $1.3K median1998: $5.4K median1999: $9.0K median2001: $2.5K median2002: $1.1K median2003: $1.3K median2004: $8.3K median2005: $1.7K median2006: $3.3K median2007: $4.6K median2008: $4.3K median2009: $5.4K median2010: $1.9K median2012: $797 median2013: $6.4K median2014: $2.8K median2016: $32K median2017: $1.7K median2018: $4.5K median2019: $1.0K median2020: $4.2K median2021: $15K median2022: $1.7K median2023: $499 median2024: $3.3K median2025: $2.8K median2026: $750 median19982005201220192026
MetricUtagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳Utagawa Hiroshige
Median result$3,472$3,052
Record price $239,596 $367,077
Results on record5831,993
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Utagawa HiroshigeKatsushika HokusaiKunisada UtagawaKawase Hasui

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

78/ 100
  • Sell-through83%
  • Meets estimate61%
  • Market depth583 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 386 89% $4,375
Heritage Auctions 79 95% $1,875
Lempertz 46 89% $801
Bonhams 27 63% $1,741 0.96×
Lyon & Turnbull 4 $1,127 2.08×
PASAREL 8 50% $244 0.49×
A10 by Artmark 4 100% $565
Aste Dams 4 75% $336 0.56×
Kavanagh Auctions 3 100% $204
Marques dos Santos Leilões 7 29% $369
Dorotheum 3 67% $283
Chiswick Auctions 2 50% $289
Bertolami Fine Art 1 100% $206 0.60×
Keystone Auctions 1 100% $2,794 0.63×
Willow Auction House 1 100% $62 0.33×
Clark's Auction Company 1 100% $194 0.34×
Palácio do Correio Velho 1 100% $1,093 0.67×
KASTERN GmbH & Co KG Das Kunst & Auktionshaus 1 100% $213
The Bidder 2 0%
Ishtar 1 0%
Viscontea auction house 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 585 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 39 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $6,313–$10,522 Christie's
2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $3,157–$4,209 Christie's
2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $2,525–$3,788 Christie's
2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $4,209–$6,313 Christie's
2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $6,313–$10,522 Christie's
2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $3,157–$4,209 Christie's
2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $2,104–$3,157 Christie's
2007·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $3,157–$4,209 Christie's
2007·09 Shichifukujin (The seven gods of good fortune) $2,000–$2,500 Christie's
2007·09 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2007·09 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and published by Minatoya Kohei; along with a facsimile reproduction of a Kuniyoshi print $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2007·03 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2007·03 Mitate hakkei kihan (Parody of the eight views, boats returning home) $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2007·03 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2007·03 Sakata Kaidomaru (Kintaro) struggling with a huge carp under a waterfall $4,000–$6,000 Christie's
2007·03 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2007·03 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2007·03 Asakusa Imado (Tile kilns at Imado, Asakusa), from the series Toto meisho (Famous places of the eastern capital) $4,000–$6,000 Christie's
2006·12 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $2,952–$3,936 Christie's
2006·12 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $2,362–$3,543 Christie's
2006·12 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $1,575–$2,362 Christie's
2006·12 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $1,575–$2,362 Christie's
2006·12 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $1,378–$1,771 Christie's
2006·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) $1,143–$1,524 Christie's
2006·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) $3,811–$5,717 Christie's
2006·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) $4,764–$5,717 Christie's
2006·09 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2006·09 Enchu hassen ka (Eight flowers of the garden) Fan print ( $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2006·09 Aisho kagami (Meeting in a looking glass) (Meeting in a looking glass) $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2006·09 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2006·09 Ryogokubashi (Ryogoku Bridge), from the series Toto sandaibashi no uchi (Three great bridges of the eastern capital) published by Kojimaya Jubei; along with a drawing for a fan print ( $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2006·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,472–$2,208 Christie's
2006·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) a hanging scroll and a $1,104–$1,472 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $883–$1,413 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,060–$1,766 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,060–$1,766 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $706–$1,060 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $883–$1,413 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $706–$1,060 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $883–$1,060 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,060–$1,413 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $530–$706 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $4,415–$5,298 Christie's
2005·07 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,060–$1,413 Christie's
2005·06 Zhang Fei (JAP. Choko) and Zhao Yun (JAP. Cho-un) fighting on a rocky hillside amidst falling leaves Woodblock print $2,195–$3,293 Christie's
2005·01 Two woodblock prints $500–$800 Christie's
2005·01 A woman holding a slice of watermelon $9,411–$11,293 Christie's
2005·01 Raiko severing the head of the Shuten-doji, while his followers destroy other demons (Raiko Oeyama iri no zu) $2,259–$2,823 Christie's
2005·01 Wind (kaze) Woodblock print, from the series Contemporary Flowers and Birds, Wind and Moon ( $2,259–$3,388 Christie's
2005·01 Seven warrior prints $2,823–$3,764 Christie's
2005·01 I no Hayata Hironao seizing the Nue as it falls to the ground amid clouds and lightning $2,823–$3,764 Christie's
2004·06 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $3,658–$4,573 Christie's
2003·09 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,158–$1,489 Christie's
2002·11 1797-1861 oil on canvas $601–$701 Christie's
2002·09 Yami no ume (Plum tree at night) Settsu no kuni Kinuta no Tamagawa (Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu province) Omi no kuni Hagi no Tamagawa (Hagi Jewel River in Omi province) $3,000–$4,000 Christie's
2002·06 Yanagishima no haru [no] kei (View of Yanagishima in spring) $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2002·05 1797-1861 $636–$818 Christie's
2001·11 1797-1861 $971–$1,412 Christie's
2001·11 1797-1861 $485–$706 Christie's
2001·11 1797-1861 $485–$706 Christie's
2001·11 1797-1861 $397–$618 Christie's
2001·11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,150–$1,724 Christie's
2001·10 Ryogoku no suzumi (Cooling off at Ryogoku Bridge) Woodblock print, from the series $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2001·07 Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa , from the series Seichu gishi shozo (Portraits of the forty-seven loyal retainers) $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2001·07 Hito katamatte hito ni naru (Men join to make a man) $2,500–$3,000 Christie's
2001·07 Mongaku Shonin [Mongaku Shonin enacting his pennace below Nachi Waterfall encouraged by Fudo Myo-o and his acolytes Kongara and Seitaka] $15,000–$20,000 Christie's
2001·07 Ataru hono negai ogakumen (Masks dedicated for good fortune) $3,000–$3,500 Christie's
2001·07 Sato suzume negura no kariyado (Yoshiwara sparrows' temporary nest) $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2001·07 Tosei Imado no yoruzashiki (Evening entertainment in modern Imado) $2,000–$4,000 Christie's
2001·07 Omi no kuni Hagi no Tamagawa (Hagi Jewel River, Omi Province) $2,200–$2,800 Christie's
2001·07 Yamashiro no kuni Ide no Tamagawa (Ide Jewel River, Yamashiro Province) $2,200–$2,800 Christie's
2001·07 Sato Tadanobu yusen Yoshitoki ga sei o utsuru no zu (Picture of Sato Tadanobu bravely confronting Yoshitoki) $2,000–$2,500 Christie's
2001·07 Hakoomaru , from the series Retsumoden (Stories of strength, in order) $2,500–$3,500 Christie's
2001·07 Sashu Tsukahara setchu (Walking through snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island), from the series Koso goichidai ryakuzu (A short pictorial biography of Koso [Nichiren, founder of the Nichiren sect]) $8,000–$12,000 Christie's
2001·07 Oboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio , from the series Seichu gishi shozo (Portraits of the forty-seven loyal retainers) $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2001·07 Tengen Isobyoe (Tengen Isobyoe throwing Yasha Arashi in a wrestling bout), from the series Honcho Suikoden goketsu happyakunin no hitori (Eight hundred heroes of our country's Suikoden , one by one) $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2001·07 Oho , from the series Nijushiko doji kagami (A mirror for children of the twenty-four paragons of filial piety) $2,000–$4,000 Christie's
2001·03 Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) $1,500–$2,500 Christie's
2001·03 Teppozu , from the series Toto meisho (Famous places of the Eastern capital) $22,000–$28,000 Christie's
1999·01 Last Stand of the Kusunoki at Shijo-Nawate $8,301–$13,282 Christie's
1999·01 Moso Looking for Bamboo Shoots in Heavy Snow Woodblock print, from the series $1,328–$1,660 Christie's
1998·10 Scene From "Shank's Mare" $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
1998·10 Giant Serpent $5,000–$7,000 Christie's
1998·06 Ryugujo, Tawara no Tota Hidesato ni sanshu no miyage okuru (The Dragon Palace: Tawara no Tota Hidesato is given three gifts) $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
1998·06 Ryuko Daruma asobi (Fashionable Daruma games) --very good impressions, good color, random ink stains, pinhole worming $2,000–$3,000 Christie's

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