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Kuniyoshi Utagawa Woodcuts & Linocuts: Value & Auction Prices

1798–1861

ArtSell has recorded 41 auction results for Kuniyoshi Utagawa woodcuts & linocuts between 1998 and 2025, and 32 of them sold (78%). The median price realised is $213Sign up free to see across 30 priced sales; the middle half sold for $169Sign up free to see–$341Sign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych), sold at Toomey & Co. in August 2024 for $10.7kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Sloans & Kenyon (23), Levis Fine Art Auctions (5) and Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (3).

$10,710≈ £8,371≈ €9,927Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMinamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych)Toomey & Co.41auction results1998–2025years recorded78%sold$213Sign up free to seemedian price

Kuniyoshi Utagawa woodcuts & linocuts: key figures

Auction results
41
Sold rate
78%
Active at auction
1998–2025
Median price
$213Sign 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

Top auction houses: Sloans & Kenyon (23), Levis Fine Art Auctions (5), Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (3)

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  1. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Woodblock Print on Rice Paper Ca. 1847-1850, "Onodera Junai Hidetomo", sold Jan 2025
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    H 14" W 9.8"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 4065
    $400≈ £328≈ €388HammerSign up free to seeEst. $20–50View at DuMouchelles ↗
  2. Yakezawa Toji twirling tops and spinning Oiwa Inari
    Woodcut / linocut
    25 x 37cms, in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 1559
    £95≈ $121≈ €115HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  3. Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych) by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, c. 1843, woodcut in colors, sold Aug 2024
    Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raiko) ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu (triptych), c. 1843
    Woodcut / linocut
    14¾ h x 10 w in (37 x 25 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 349
    $10,710≈ £8,371≈ €9,927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  4. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Woodblock with Ink on Paper, 1845, "Tsushima Province: Shinchunagon Tomomori", offered Jul 2024
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    H 14.25" W 9.6"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1284
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  5. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Woodblock Print Mid 19th C., "Man Holding Fan", offered Mar 2024
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1355
    Result not publishedEst. $100–200View at DuMouchelles ↗
  6. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Woodblock Print, Ca. Mid 19th C., "Poem by Mibu No Tadami, Hasebe Nobutsura", offered Feb 2024
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    H 13" W 8.75"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1372
    Result not publishedEst. $75–150View at DuMouchelles ↗
  7. Three Actors at a Folding Screen
    Woodcut / linocut
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 633
    $189≈ £149≈ €172$150 + $39 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  8. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, woodblock print, sold Nov 2023
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sworders · · Lot 328
    £160≈ $197≈ €184HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–150View at Sworders ↗
  9. Actor by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut, signed, sealed and, offered Nov 2023
    Actor
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 in. x 9 1/4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $100–200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  10. Actor by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut, signed, sealed and, offered Aug 2023
    Actor
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 in. x 9 1/4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 128
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150–250View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  11. Geese Descending by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, c. 1848, Woodblock print, offered May 2023
    Geese Descending, c. 1848
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 1/4" x 9 1/8" sight
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 90
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–300View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  12. Untitled Triptych Series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa) by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, A set of three 19th century woodblock colored prints, sold Nov 2022
    Untitled Triptych Series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa)
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 82
    $200≈ £170≈ €194HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  13. Hara Goemon Mototoki by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, woodblock print on paper, offered Jun 2022
    Hara Goemon Mototoki
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    sheet: approx 14.25"h, 10"w
    Austin Auction Gallery · · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80–150View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
  14. Tha Battle of Yashima Triptych by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Woodblock, offered Mar 2021
    Tha Battle of Yashima Triptych
    Woodcut / linocut · ed. 1/4
    Everard Auctions & Appraisals · · Lot 344
    Result not publishedEst. $400–600View at Everard Auctions & Appraisals ↗
  15. 47 Ronins, Oribe Yahei, (Stories of the Faithful Samurai) by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 1848, Woodblock Print, sold Oct 2020
    47 Ronins, Oribe Yahei, (Stories of the Faithful Samurai), 1848
    Woodcut / linocut
    36.5x25cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 1357
    A$275≈ $195≈ £151≈ €166HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$100–200View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  16. Samurai by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Original color woodblock, sold Jun 2020
    Samurai
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 1/4 in. x 9 3/4 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 124
    $60≈ £48≈ €53HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–150View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  17. Actor kabuki în rolul lui Nogitsunehei (din seria ”Vederi ale muntelui Fuji, priveliște dinspre Takanawa”) by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 1852, xilogravură nishiki-e, sold Nov 2019
    Actor kabuki în rolul lui Nogitsunehei (din seria ”Vederi ale muntelui Fuji, priveliște dinspre Takanawa”), 1852
    Woodcut / linocut
    Artmark · · Lot 153
    €400≈ $442≈ £344HammerSign up free to seeEst. €150–250View at Artmark ↗
  18. Oban Yoko from Meisho by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, colour wood block on paper, sold Sep 2019
    Oban Yoko from Meisho
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    19 x 29.2 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 168
    CA$176≈ $133≈ £106≈ €120Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$300–400View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  19. Actor by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, colour wood block on paper, sold Sep 2019
    Actor
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    34.3 x 22.2 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 12
    CA$246≈ $185≈ £148≈ €168Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$200–250View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  20. Tokuda Sadaemon Yukitaka by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Farbholzschnitt auf Japan aus der Edo-Periode, sold Jun 2019
    Tokuda Sadaemon Yukitaka
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    Bl. 36,1 x 25,1 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 1176
    €280≈ $315≈ £249HammerSign up free to seeEst. €190–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  21. Sakagaki Genzô Masakata by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Farbholzschnitt auf Japan aus der Edo-Periode, sold Jun 2019
    Sakagaki Genzô Masakata
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    Bl. 36,2 x 25 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 1175
    €280≈ $315≈ £249HammerSign up free to seeEst. €190–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  22. Ôboshi Rikiya Yoshikane by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Farbholzschnitt auf Japan aus der Edo-Periode, sold Jun 2019
    Ôboshi Rikiya Yoshikane
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    Bl. 36 x 24,9 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 1174
    €280≈ $315≈ £249HammerSign up free to seeEst. €190–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  23. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, woodblock print "Woman Approaching Vanity", sold Jan 2019
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut · ed. 3/8
    Bunch Auctions · · Lot 674
    $20≈ £16≈ €18HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Bunch Auctions ↗
  24. "Warrior" by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodblock prints on paper, signed and, sold Jul 2018
    "Warrior"
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    9 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1018
    $80≈ £61≈ €69HammerSign up free to seeEst. $150–250View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  25. "Warrior" by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut print on paper, signed and, sold Jul 2018
    "Warrior"
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    14 1/2 in. x 10 3/8 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1017
    $80≈ £61≈ €69HammerSign up free to seeEst. $150–250View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  26. "Samurai", "Geisha", "Samurai" by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Three ink and color woodblock prints on paper, signed and, sold Jun 2018
    "Samurai", "Geisha", "Samurai"
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    13 1/2 in. x 8 7/8 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 4
    $300≈ £226≈ €259HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  27. Geisha in Snowscape by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut print on paper signed and sealed, sold Feb 2018
    Geisha in Snowscape
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    13 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1094
    $225≈ £158≈ €180HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  28. Geisha in Snowscape by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut print on paper signed and sealed, offered Dec 2017
    Geisha in Snowscape
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    13 1/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 154
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  29. Legendary Tale by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 1840, colour wood block on paper, sold Dec 2017
    Legendary Tale, 1840
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    36.2 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 1140
    CA$211≈ $164≈ £122≈ €138Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$300–400View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  30. Select Five Elements: Wood (Mitate Gogyo: Moku) by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut triptych, signed and, sold Apr 2015
    Select Five Elements: Wood (Mitate Gogyo: Moku)
    Woodcut / linocut
    29 3/8 in. x 13 3/4 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 52
    $190≈ £126≈ €176HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  31. Court Scene by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut triptych, signed, sealed and, sold Sep 2014
    Court Scene
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 1/8 in. x 9 1/2 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 333A
    $250≈ £153≈ €195HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  32. Actor by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut, signed, sealed and, offered Jul 2014
    Actor
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 in. x 9 1/4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 203
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  33. Actor by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Color woodcut, signed, sealed and, offered Jun 2014
    Actor
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 in. x 9 1/4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 436
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  34. Actor by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Woodblock print, offered Apr 2014
    Actor
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 3/4 in. x 9 1/4 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 385
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  35. SAMURAI TERANISHI KANSHIN AND INABA NO SUKE AND GHOSTS, color woodblock by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, SAMURAI TERANISHI KANSHIN AND INABA NO SUKE AND GHOSTS, color woodblock, signed Ichyusai Kuniyoshi, sold Apr 2011
    SAMURAI TERANISHI KANSHIN AND INABA NO SUKE AND GHOSTS, color woodblock
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 425
    $300≈ £183≈ €208HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  36. GEISHAS, color woodcut by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Together with one color woodcut, and an ink and color on silk(4), sold Dec 2010
    GEISHAS, color woodcut
    Woodcut / linocut · Other support
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1129
    $25≈ £16≈ €19HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  37. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, ACTOR, color woodcut, together with TOYOKUNI(Japanese, 1769-1825), sold Sep 2010
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 535
    $450≈ £286≈ €336HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  38. Retainers of Raiko Playing "Go" While Bokemono Hunts Their Lord by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, BIRD AND FOLIAGE , color woodcut - oban tate-e, offered Apr 2007
    Retainers of Raiko Playing "Go" While Bokemono Hunts Their Lord
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 373
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  39. WOMAN IN A KIMONO, from the "One Hundred Poets" series by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, c. 1845, Color woodblock on paper-13 3/4 in. x 9 5/8 in.; and TOYOKUMI (Japanese, 1769, sold Jul 2004
    WOMAN IN A KIMONO, from the "One Hundred Poets" series, c. 1845
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    13 5/8 in. x 9 1/2 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 910
    $200≈ £110≈ €166HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  40. Yamabe Ho Akahito by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Together with two color woodcuts from the series "Selection for the Twelve Signs," text by Ryukatei Tanekazu, various pu, sold Sep 2003
    Yamabe Ho Akahito
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1266
    $500≈ £307≈ €442HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  41. ACTOR WITH A FAN, color woodcut by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, circa 1852, ACTOR WITH A FAN, color woodcut, circa 1852, signed and sealed, very good color impression and condition, yellow transfe, sold Sep 2003
    ACTOR WITH A FAN, color woodcut, circa 1852
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1265
    $350≈ £215≈ €309HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  42. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, THE GOAT, color woodcut from the series "Choice of Heroes for the Twelve Signs"; signed and sealed, publisher Minaro-ya , sold Sep 2003
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 1/4 in. x 4 7/8 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1263
    $650≈ £399≈ €575HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  43. Untitled by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, SHIP BATTLE, color woodcut triptych; signed and sealed, circa 1837; very fine color, impression and condition, excellent, sold Sep 2003
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1262
    $1,300≈ £799≈ €1,149HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  44. Judge by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, colour wood block on paper, sold Nov 1998
    Judge
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    34.9 x 21 x 2.5 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 464
    CA$165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$200–300View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  45. Actor - Onoe Kikugoro as Sukura-maru '91-04 by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, colour wood block on paper, sold Nov 1998
    Actor - Onoe Kikugoro as Sukura-maru '91-04
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    33.7 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 463
    CA$220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$200–300View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗

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