Kōno Bairei

Japanese · 1844–1895 · Painter, Illustrator

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6auction results2017–2025years recorded50%sold (3)$120Sign up free to seemedian price

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QuailsSloans & Kenyon · Feb 2023$120≈ £99≈ €111Sign up to see
QuailsSloans & Kenyon · Feb 2023$120≈ £99≈ €111Sign up to see
Birds on a branch over the waterAnderson & Garland · Mar 2025£65≈ $84≈ €78Sign up to see

Kōno Bairei’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 6 auction results for Kōno Bairei between 2017 and 2025, of which 3 sold (50%). Recorded sale prices range from $84Sign up free to see to $120Sign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $120Sign up free to see for Quails at Sloans & Kenyon in February 2023. The most common medium is woodcuts & linocuts (3 lots). Most results come from Pananti (3), Sloans & Kenyon (2) and Anderson & Garland (1).

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Birds on a branch over the water
Woodcut / linocut
21 x 30cms, frame 43.5 x 52.5cms.
Anderson & Garland · Mar 13, 2025 · Lot 2
£65≈ $84≈ €78HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–70View at Anderson & Garland ↗
Quails, circa 1884
Woodcut / linocut · Paper
7" x 11"
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 9, 2023 · Lot 187
$120≈ £99≈ €111HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Quails, circa 1884
Woodcut / linocut · Paper
7" x 11"
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 9, 2023 · Lot 188
$120≈ £99≈ €111HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Uccello, 1881
Pagina tratta dal primo volume del "Bairei Hyakucho Gafu" (L'Album di cento uccelli di Bairei). Editore:
25x16,5 cm
Pananti · Apr 8, 2017 · Lot 34
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–300View at Pananti ↗
Uccello, 1881
Pagina tratta dal primo volume del "Bairei Hyakucho Gafu" (L'Album di cento uccelli di Bairei). Editore:
25x16,5 cm
Pananti · Apr 8, 2017 · Lot 34
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–300View at Pananti ↗
Uccello, 1881
Pagina tratta dal primo volume del "Bairei Hyakucho Gafu" (L'Album di cento uccelli di Bairei). Editore:
25x16,5 cm
Pananti · Apr 8, 2017 · Lot 34
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–300View at Pananti ↗

Kōno Bairei prints (3)Kōno Bairei woodcuts & linocuts (3)

Kōno Bairei: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Kōno Bairei at auction?

$120Sign up free to see, for Quails at Sloans & Kenyon (February 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Kōno Bairei?

The median sale price is $120Sign up free to see across 3 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Kōno Bairei have sold at auction?

3 of 6 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Kōno Bairei?

Pananti, Sloans & Kenyon and Anderson & Garland account for the most recorded results. Pananti · Sloans & Kenyon · Anderson & Garland

About Kōno Bairei

In museum collections

Luring the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Out of a Cave with Music; Death of the Historical Buddha, late 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Bairei Picture Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei hyakuchō gafu) 楳嶺百鳥畫譜, 1881–84 (Meiji 14–17)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Bairei's Picture Album of Birds and Flowers
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Five Crows in a Snowy Tree
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain