Yō Akiyama

Japanese · b. 1953

Yō Akiyama is a Japanese ceramicist based in Kyoto. He was a late leading figure of Sōdeisha, an avant-garde ceramicist group that reimagined ceramics as nonfunctional… (Wikipedia)

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5auction results2021–2026years recorded100%sold (5)$18.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Yō Akiyama, Untitled (T-0910), 2009, stoneware with iron filingsUntitled (T-0910)Rago Auctions · $22,860≈ £18,149≈ €21,909Sign up to see
  2. Yō Akiyama, Untitled MV-1016, 2010, stoneware with iron filingsUntitled MV-1016Rago Auctions · $19,050≈ £14,175≈ €16,597Sign up to see
  3. Yō Akiyama, 'T-59', 2005, Stoneware, unglazed surface patinated with iron filings and vinegar'T-59'Phillips · £13,860≈ $18,726≈ €16,202Sign up to see

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Average price
median $18.7kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
5
of 5 offered · 2021–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$3k$10k$32k202220232024202520262021-11-10 · $18,7262025-02-19 · $22,8602025-06-19 · $19,0502025-06-19 · $6,9852026-07-15 · $3,584
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Sculpture55100%$14.2kSign up$18.7kSign up$22.9kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202611$3.6kSign up
202533$19.1kSign up
202111$18.7kSign up

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