Yoshitomo Nara signature
Japanese · b. 1959
189 catalogued lots by Yoshitomo Nara record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (53% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- Nara×2
- Nara [in Japanese] 2002-04×1
- 90, JAN. Yoshitomo Nara×1
- Yoshitomo Nara 95×1
- 2019 Nara×1
- 2020×1
- Yoshitomo Nara×1
- 2000×1
- 08 Nara [in Japanese]×1
- Nara 2016×1
- Yoshitomo Nara 01×1
- Yoshitomo Nara 2016×1
Catalogue signature lines
Numbered '52/52' lower left; further signed and dated 'Nara [in Japanese] 2002-04' lower right
— Time Goes On, Phillips, May 20, 2026(i) signed with the artist's initial and dated 'Na [in Japanese] 2005' on the reverse
— Three Works: (i) Fuckin Politics; (ii) Midnight Tears Scarf; (iii) In the Milky Lake/ Thinking One Scarf, Phillips, May 20, 2026Signed with the artist's initial and dated 'Na [in Japanese] 99' lower left
— Untitled, Phillips, May 20, 2026Signed with the artist's initial 'Na [in Japanese] 2003' on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Mar 29, 2026Signed and dated 'Nara '95' lower right
— Cold Side, Phillips, Oct 18, 2025Each signed, numbered and dated 'A.P.1 Nara [in Japanese] ’99' lower edge
— In the Floating World (set of 16), Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Signed and dated 'Nara [in Japanese] '97' lower left
— Untitled, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Signed and dated '90, JAN. Yoshitomo Nara' on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Sep 27, 2025Signed, titled and dated '"PINKY" Nara [in Japanese] 2000' on the reverse
— Pinky, Phillips, Sep 27, 2025Signed and dated 'Na [in Japanese] '94' lower centre
— I Know You Can’t It, But Not Cut Yourself, Phillips, Mar 29, 2025Signed, inscribed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara '92' on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Nov 26, 2024Signed and dated 'Nara ’96' lower right
— Baby I'm Alone Tonight, Phillips, Oct 4, 2024Signed and dated "Yoshitomo Nara '03" on the reverse
— Untitled (Stormy Angry Grey Slay), Phillips, Sep 25, 2024Signed and dated '2007 Yoshitomo Nara [in Japanese]' with an additional drawing on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Jun 1, 2024Signed, inscribed and dated 'she doesn't know what's wrong with Mum. Yoshitomo Nara '95' on the reverse
— No Reason Why, Phillips, Jun 1, 2024Signed, titled and dated '"O.T (N.G)" Yoshitomo Nara [in Japanese] '93' on the reverse
— O.T (N.G), Phillips, Jun 1, 2024Signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara 95' lower right
— In the Back Yard, Phillips, Apr 23, 2024Signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara [in Japanese] 00' lower right
— Here Comes Your Man, Phillips, Apr 19, 2024Titled, in front centre [in Japanese]; signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara '95' lower right
— Kitman holding ski poles (sukii-tokku wo motsu Kittoman), Phillips, Mar 29, 2024Signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara [in Japanese] '99' lower right
— Girl, Phillips, Mar 29, 2024Signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara [in Japanese] '95' lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, Mar 29, 2024Signed, titled and dated '"No Means No" Nara [in Japanese] 06' on the reverse
— No Means No, Phillips, Oct 6, 2023Signed, numbered and dated '69/100 Yoshitomo Nara 2003' on the reverse
— Star Island, Phillips, Jun 29, 2023Signed and dated "2019 Nara" on the reverse
— Guitar Girl, Phillips, May 17, 2023Signed and dated "2020" on the reverse
— In the Water, Phillips, May 16, 2023Inscribed "don't tell me to grow up [in Japanese]" lower edge; signed, titled and dated "Untitled [in Japanese] 2020" on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, May 16, 2023Signed, numbered and dated '49/50 2010 Yoshitomo Nara' lower margin
— After the Acid Rain (Day Version), Phillips, Mar 31, 2023All signed, numbered and dated '9/50 2010 Yoshitomo Nara' along the bottom edge
— Untitled (M. & S. E-2010-003 - E-2010-012), Phillips, Mar 31, 2023Titled and dated '"NOTHING EVER HAPPENED" '95' along the bottom edge; further signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara '95' upper right
— Nothing Ever Happened, Phillips, Mar 31, 2023Signed, titled and dated 'Nara [in Japanese] 95 "Lookin' for a Treasure"' on the reverse
— Lookin' for a Treasure, Phillips, Mar 30, 2023Signed, titled and dated '"The Flying Nun" Nara [in Japanese] 2002' on the reverse
— Flying Nun, Phillips, Dec 1, 2022Signed, titled, dated and inscribed '"Nachtwandern" -2 Nara [in Japanese] 94' on the reverse
— Nachtwandern, Phillips, Dec 1, 2022Signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara [in Japanese] 2000' along the lower edge
— Untitled, Phillips, Nov 30, 2022Signed, numbered and dated '3/25 2013 Yoshitomo Nara' along the lower edge
— Fight, Phillips, Nov 30, 2022Signed 'Yoshitomo Nara' lower left and dated '1991' lower right; further signed 'NARA' on the reverse
— Untitled, Phillips, Jun 22, 2022Signed, numbered and dated '24/50 2012 Nara [in Japanese]' along the lower edge
— Broken Treasures, Phillips, Jun 21, 2022Signed and numbered 'Nara [in Japanese] 32/50' lower right; dated '99' lower left
— Slash with a Knife from the series In the Floating World, Phillips, Apr 20, 2022Signed and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara '96' lower right
— You Just Wanna Be A ?, Phillips, Dec 9, 2021Signed, titled and dated 'Dioxin [in Kanji] Yoshitomo Nara '92' lower margin; signed titled and dated 'Yoshitomo Nara '92 Dioxin [in Kanji]' on the reverse
— Dioxin, Phillips, Dec 9, 2021Signed, inscribed and dated '22. Nov '90 Yoshitomo Nara "For The Birdy Num Nums" - MITTEN OVER ThE WORLD - NARA MICHI '90' on the reverse
— Pandora's Box, Phillips, Nov 30, 2021
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Yoshitomo Nara auction results.