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Utagawa Kunisada, Bun’ya no Asayasu (no. 36), from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu eshō: Bun'ya no Asayasu)

Utagawa Kunisada

Japanese · 1786–1865 · Painter, Printmaker

Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e… (Wikipedia)

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56lots offered2006–2026years recorded57%sold (26)$200Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Utagawa Kunisada, EDO PERIOD, comprising fourteen oban tate-e prints and one oban yoko-e printEDO PERIODLyon & Turnbull · £3,500≈ $4,713≈ €4,091Sign up to see
  2. Utagawa Kunisada, Genji Monogatari, 54 coloured woodcuts mounted on paper and bound as a bookletGenji Monogatariim Kinsky · €1,690≈ $1,913≈ £1,427Sign up to see
  3. Utagawa Kunisada, Kabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro in Boat with Raised Oar, woodblock printKabuki Actor Bando Mitsugoro in Boat with Raised OarRago Auctions · $1,188≈ £864≈ €1,004Sign up to see

Utagawa Kunisada’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 46 auction results for Utagawa Kunisada between 2006 and 2026, of which 26 sold (57%). A further 10 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $50Sign up free to see to $4.7kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $4.7kSign up free to see for EDO PERIOD at Lyon & Turnbull in November 2021. The most common medium is woodcuts & linocuts (35 lots). Most results come from Sloans & Kenyon (18), Pananti (6) and Farsettiarte (5).

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  1. Utagawa Kunisada, Sakurazuki (The Third Month), woodblock triptych on paper
    Sakurazuki (The Third Month)
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    sight: approx 13 5/8"h, 9 1/8"w
    Austin Auction Gallery · · Lot 1422
    $200≈ £148≈ €170HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
  2. Utagawa Kunisada, Sumo Wrestlers: Inazum and Ohnomatsu, circa 1845, This falls under the sumo wrestler print (sumo-e) genre of ukiyo-e
    Sumo Wrestlers: Inazum and Ohnomatsu, circa 1845
    Print (other)
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 238
    $100≈ £74≈ €85HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–150View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  3. Utagawa Kunisada, Genji Monogatari, 54 coloured woodcuts mounted on paper and bound as a booklet
    Genji Monogatari
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    approx. 24 x 17.5 cm each
    im Kinsky · · Lot 1332
    €1,690≈ $1,913≈ £1,427Price realizedSign up free to seeView at im Kinsky ↗
  4. Fujikawa & Natsu
    Woodcut / linocut
    24 x 17.5cms, frame 39 x 31cms
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 31
    £160≈ $207≈ €191HammerSign up free to seeEst. £60–80View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  5. Ladies altering their hair
    Woodcut / linocut
    36 x 24cms and 55 x 41cms, in frames. (2)
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 33
    £70≈ $90≈ €84HammerSign up free to seeEst. £60–80View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  6. Utagawa Kunisada, Triptych, Woodblock Prints on Rice Paper
    TriptychAfter the artist
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    H 13" W 9"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 4230
    $225≈ £178≈ €214HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at DuMouchelles ↗
  7. Utagawa Kunisada, Sawamura Tanosuke II as the Courtesan Katsuragi and Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Nagoya Sanza, circa 1861, Woodblock Print
    Sawamura Tanosuke II as the Courtesan Katsuragi and Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Nagoya Sanza, circa 1861
    Woodcut / linocut
    14 x 10 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 7
    $100≈ £80≈ €94HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  8. Utagawa Kunisada, Two woodcuts of Kabuki Actors, circa 1857, Two woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
    Two woodcuts of Kabuki Actors, circa 1857
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    14 3/4 x 10 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 27
    $110≈ £87≈ €101HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  9. Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    14.5 x 28 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 629
    $158≈ £124≈ €143$125 + $33 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $250–500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  10. Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    15 x 10 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 764
    $101≈ £81≈ €94$80 + $21 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $150–200View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Also offered, result not published (10)

Lots by Utagawa Kunisada that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Utagawa Kunisada prints (37)Utagawa Kunisada woodcuts & linocuts (35)

Utagawa Kunisada: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Utagawa Kunisada at auction?

$4,713Sign up free to see, for EDO PERIOD at Lyon & Turnbull (November 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Utagawa Kunisada?

The median sale price is $200Sign up free to see across 26 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Utagawa Kunisada have sold at auction?

26 of 46 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2026. 10 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Utagawa Kunisada?

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

About Utagawa Kunisada

Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is considered the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

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In museum collections

  • Utagawa Kunisada, Bun’ya no Asayasu (no. 36), from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu eshō: Bun'ya no Asayasu)Bun’ya no Asayasu (no. 36), from the series A Pictorial Commentary on One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu eshō: Bun'ya no Asayasu), ca. 1844
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Utagawa Kunisada, The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden), 1854, 7th month)
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Utagawa Kunisada, A Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei TanehikoA Fraudulent Murasaki’s Rustic Genji by Ryūtei Tanehiko, 1829–42
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Utagawa Kunisada, Actor as TokihiraActor as Tokihira, probably 1815
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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