Katsukawa Shunshō
Japanese · 1726–1793 · Painter, Printmaker
Shunshō Katsukawa was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Samurai Watanabe no TsunaAnderson & Garland · £80≈ $102≈ €97Sign up to see
Katsukawa Shunshō’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 9 auction results for Katsukawa Shunshō between 2018 and 2024, of which 1 sold (11%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. The highest price recorded is $102Sign up free to see for Samurai Watanabe no Tsuna at Anderson & Garland in December 2024. The most common medium is woodcuts & linocuts (9 lots). Most results come from Sloans & Kenyon (8), Saráchaga (1) and Anderson & Garland (1).
9 results
- £80≈ $102≈ €97Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50–100
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $75–125
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $100–150
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150–250
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $250–350
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $250–350
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $250–350
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $100–200
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by Katsukawa Shunshō that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Katsukawa Shunshō prints (9)Katsukawa Shunshō woodcuts & linocuts (9)
Katsukawa Shunshō: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Katsukawa Shunshō at auction?
$102Sign up free to see, for Samurai Watanabe no Tsuna at Anderson & Garland (December 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Katsukawa Shunshō?
The median sale price is $102Sign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Katsukawa Shunshō have sold at auction?
1 of 9 recorded lots sold between 2018 and 2024. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell Katsukawa Shunshō?
Sloans & Kenyon, Saráchaga and Anderson & Garland account for the most recorded results. Sloans & Kenyon · Saráchaga · Anderson & Garland
About Katsukawa Shunshō
Shunshō Katsukawa was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa Chōshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo-e artists. Shunshō is best known for introducing a new form of yakusha-e, prints depicting Kabuki actors. However, his bijin-ga paintings, while less famous, are said by some scholars to be "the best in the second half of the [18th] century".
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In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai Ready to Fight, ca. 1771
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Scene from a Drama
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Drama of Hikeyahike Kanhiki Dojoji, third month of 1780
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0