What is a Kuniyoshi Utagawa print worth?
1798–1861 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 36 priced auction sales, works by Kuniyoshi Utagawa have sold for a median of $308Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $190Sign up free to see and $444Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $300Sign up free to see across 33 sales. In the last five years the median was $400Sign up free to see across 9 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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Kuniyoshi Utagawa prices by medium
- Auction results
- 46
- Sold rate
- 83%
- Active at auction
- 1998–2025
- Median price
- $308Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $10.7kSign up free to see Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych), Toomey & Co., Aug 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 33 | $189–$442Sign up free to see | $300Sign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 3 | $407–$3.8kSign up free to see | $419Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sloans & Kenyon (24), Levis Fine Art Auctions (5), Lempertz (3)
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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) | 5 | $133–$419Sign up free to see | $407Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 21 | $190–$442Sign up free to see | $300Sign up free to see |
Recent Kuniyoshi Utagawa sales
- Untitled, Woodblock Print on Rice Paper Ca. 1847-1850, "Onodera Junai Hidetomo" — $400Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Jan 17, 2025
- Yakezawa Toji twirling tops and spinning Oiwa Inari, woodblock print — $121Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Dec 11, 2024
- Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych), woodcut in colors — $10,710Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Aug 1, 2024
- Three Actors at a Folding Screen, Woodblock — $189Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Nov 29, 2023
- Untitled, woodblock print — $197Sign up free to see, Sworders, Nov 3, 2023
- EDO PERIOD, an oban tate-e triptych print — $473Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, May 16, 2023
- Untitled Triptych Series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), A set of three 19th century woodblock colored prints — $200Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Nov 17, 2022
- EDO PERIOD, 1842, an oban tate-e triptych print A Children's Calligraphy Gathering ( Yôdô sekigaki — $1,515Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Nov 5, 2021
Questions about Kuniyoshi Utagawa prices
What is a Kuniyoshi Utagawa print worth?
Based on 36 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Kuniyoshi Utagawa have sold for a median of $308, and half of them sold between $190 and $444. For prints alone the median is $300 (33 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 Kuniyoshi Utagawa sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $10,710 for “Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych)” at Toomey & Co. in August 2024.
Which Kuniyoshi Utagawa medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $419 (3 sales).
How often do Kuniyoshi Utagawa works sell at auction?
83% of the 46 lots recorded between 1998 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Kuniyoshi Utagawa print?
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Of the 46 lots by Kuniyoshi Utagawa recorded at auction between 1998 and 2025, 38 found a buyer (83%).
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