What is a Utagawa Kunisada print worth?
1786–1865 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 26 works by Utagawa Kunisada with a published auction price sold between $103Sign up free to see and $276Sign up free to see, and the median is $200Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $200Sign up free to see across 25 sales. In the last five years the median was $134Sign up free to see across 10 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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Utagawa Kunisada prices by medium
- Auction results
- 46
- Sold rate
- 57%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2026
- Median price
- $200Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $4.7kSign up free to see EDO PERIOD, Lyon & Turnbull, Nov 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 25 | $101–$276Sign up free to see | $200Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sloans & Kenyon (18), Pananti (6), Bertolami Fine Art (4)
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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.
Recent Utagawa Kunisada sales
- Sakurazuki (The Third Month), woodblock triptych on paper — $200Sign up free to see, Austin Auction Gallery, Feb 20, 2026
- Sumo Wrestlers: Inazum and Ohnomatsu, This falls under the sumo wrestler print (sumo-e) genre of ukiyo-e — $100Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Sep 10, 2025
- Genji Monogatari, 54 coloured woodcuts mounted on paper and bound as a booklet — $1,913Sign up free to see, im Kinsky, May 21, 2025
- Fujikawa & Natsu, woodblock print — $207Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Mar 13, 2025
- Ladies altering their hair, woodblock print — $90Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Mar 13, 2025
- Sawamura Tanosuke II as the Courtesan Katsuragi and Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Nagoya Sanza, Woodblock Print — $100Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Apr 18, 2024
- Two woodcuts of Kabuki Actors, Two woodblock prints; ink and color on paper — $110Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Dec 14, 2023
- Untitled, Woodblock — $158Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Nov 29, 2023
Questions about Utagawa Kunisada prices
What is a Utagawa Kunisada print worth?
Based on 26 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Utagawa Kunisada have sold for a median of $200, and half of them sold between $103 and $276. For prints alone the median is $200 (25 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 Utagawa Kunisada sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $4,713 for “EDO PERIOD” at Lyon & Turnbull in November 2021.
How often do Utagawa Kunisada works sell at auction?
57% of the 46 lots recorded between 2006 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Utagawa Kunisada print?
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Utagawa Kunisada have appeared at auction 46 times in ArtSell’s records between 2006 and 2026; 26 sold, a sell-through rate of 57%.
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