What is a Kitagawa Utamaro print worth?
1753–1806 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 11 works by Kitagawa Utamaro with a published auction price sold between $67Sign up free to see and $313Sign up free to see, and the median is $130Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $130Sign up free to see across 11 sales. In the last five years the median was $126Sign up free to see across 3 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Kitagawa Utamaro prices by medium
- Auction results
- 24
- Sold rate
- 46%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2025
- Median price
- $130Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $8.8kSign up free to see Akt IX (Kudanme) aus der Serie Chûshingura (Kômei bihin mitate Chûshingura jûnimai tsuzuki). Vor 1795, Grisebach, May 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 11 | $67–$313Sign up free to see | $130Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sloans & Kenyon (16), Pananti (4), Helmuth Stone Gallery (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $163–$615Sign up free to see | $200Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 7 | $60–$313Sign up free to see | $130Sign up free to see |
Recent Kitagawa Utamaro sales
- Shunga "Komachibiki" (mixed lot 6 items & 1 insert), print, partly coloured; unframed, in passepartout — $1,030Sign up free to see, im Kinsky, May 21, 2025
- Untitled, Woodblock Prints — $63Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Nov 29, 2023
- Untitled, Woodblock — $126Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Sep 24, 2023
- Akt IX (Kudanme) aus der Serie Chûshingura (Kômei bihin mitate Chûshingura jûnimai tsuzuki). Vor 1795, Farbholzschnitt auf Japanpapier — $8,774Sign up free to see, Grisebach, May 31, 2018
- Samurai and Geisha, Woodcut print on paper — $50Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Apr 22, 2017
- Ten Classes of Women'S Physiognomy, Together with one color woodcut — $225Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Dec 13, 2016
- Geishas, Two woodblock prints, signed and — $70Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Sep 17, 2016
- Geisha, Color woodcut, signed, sealed and — $30Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Jul 25, 2014
Questions about Kitagawa Utamaro prices
What is a Kitagawa Utamaro print worth?
Based on 11 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Kitagawa Utamaro have sold for a median of $130, and half of them sold between $67 and $313. For prints alone the median is $130 (11 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Kitagawa Utamaro sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $8,774 for “Akt IX (Kudanme) aus der Serie Chûshingura (Kômei bihin mitate Chûshingura jûnimai tsuzuki). Vor 1795” at Grisebach in May 2018.
How often do Kitagawa Utamaro works sell at auction?
46% of the 24 lots recorded between 2005 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Kitagawa Utamaro print?
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Of the 24 lots by Kitagawa Utamaro recorded at auction between 2005 and 2025, 11 found a buyer (46%).
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