Shikō Munakata: career timeline
Japanese · 1903–1975 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 21 of 35 lots (60% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12 | 8 | $2.3kSign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1960s | 9 | 6 | $1.7kSign up | Woodcut / linocut |
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1950s 12 works
- Sold
- 8 of 12
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 12.5 in (36 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (10), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1955 Seiten (Blue Heaven) Extract Collection - Woodblock print by Shiko Munakata (1955 - 1956)$126Sign up
1955 Hoshun no saku (Early Spring)$1.6kSign up
1956 Buddhist Angels$1.9kSign up
1956 Untitled$504Sign up
1956 UntitledUnsold
1956 Untitled$8.6kSign up
1958 Hawk WomanResult not published
1958 Fox and Wolf$2.8kSign up
c. 1958 Self Portrait with Glasses, circa 1958, woodblock, 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 inchesResult not published
1958 Bamboo, 1958, woodblock, 13 x 12.5 inchesResult not published
1959 Three Dieties$3.1kSign up
1959 BUDDHA, color woodcut$3.6kSign up
1960s 9 works
- Sold
- 6 of 9
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $2.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 12 in (28 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (6), Lithograph (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1)
1962 Satsuko$1.7kSign up
1962 Satsuko 1962$5.6kSign up
1964 Bodhisattva 1964$2.1kSign up
1964 Snow covered Fuji and Bird , 1964, woodblock with hand coloring, 14 x 12.5 inchesResult not published
1967 A Goddess with Raised Hands$882Sign up
1967 A Goddess with Raised Hands (Soukyohi no saku), and Dancing Goddess (Maihi no saku)Unsold
1968 Young Queen$1.7kSign up
1969 Summer Fuji$550Sign up
1969 Summer FujiUnsold
Creation date not recorded
14 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works
- Sold
- 2 of 7
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 18 in (45 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (6), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (3), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2015 - ''Fish and Flower and Female Buddha''-Result not published
sold 2017 Untitled (Standing Nude)$875Sign up
sold 2017 Hawk Woman$4.5kSign up
sold 2018 - ''Fish and Flower and Female Buddha'' (Sakana, Hana to Butsujo)-Result not published
sold 2019 UntitledResult not published
sold 2019 UntitledResult not published
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sold 2019 - ''Fish and Flower and Female Buddha'' (Sakana, Hana to Butsujo)-Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 3 of 7
- Median
- $630Sign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 11 in (26 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (6), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2020 Untitled$630Sign up
sold 2020 UntitledUnsold
sold 2023 Gautama and BodhisattvasResult not published
sold 2024 The Night Visit (from the Story of the Cormorant series)$5.3kSign up
sold 2024 Untitled$221Sign up
sold 2025 UntitledResult not published
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sold 2025 Fish and Flower and Female BuddhaResult not published
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Shikō Munakata auction results →