# Fumio Kitaoka - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T17:56:00.846Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 47
- Lots with prices: 39
- First auction date: 2003-08-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-21
- Median realised price: $175
- Price range: $20 to $356

## Market Takeaway
Fumio Kitaoka has 47 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $175. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($175\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($100 to $240\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 100% (39 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $120
- Previous 12 months median: $225
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-03-21
- Days since latest sale: 40
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 5 lots
- Floating World Auctions: 5 lots
- Waddington's: 3 lots
- Adam's: 2 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 2 lots
- Link Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 2 lots
- Skinner: 2 lots
- Alex Cooper: 1 lots
- Antique Arena Inc: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-03-08 | JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY FUMIO KITAOKA SIGNED | Antique Arena Inc | $90 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-by-fumio-kitaoka-signed-24-c-1194eaca4f
2. 2026-03-21 | Fumio Kitaoka signed print | Schultz Auctioneers | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-fumio-kitaoka-signed-print-1480-c-d279ea8dda
3. 2026-02-15 | Fumio Kitaoka \(1918\-2007\) Mid Century "Japanese Seashore" 1964 Original Woodblock Print | Curated Gallery Auctions | $120 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-fumio-kitaoka-1918-2007-mid-century-japanese-seashore-1964-original-woodblock-print-281-c-680cfd705f
4. 2026-02-01 | FUMIO KITAOKA \- Watching the Butterfly | Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting | CA$130 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-fumio-kitaoka-watching-the-butterfly-177-c-5d838d7e98
5. 2026-01-27 | FUMIO KITAOKA \(1918\-2007\) four woodblock prints \(1983, 1985, 1996\) Size.15.5x10.9cm 24x18cm all signed by the artist \*\*\*PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT IS NOT ON VIEW IN IRELAND. POST\-SALE COLLECTION IS TO BE ARRANGED BY THE BUYER FROM OUR | Adam's | N/A
6. 2026-01-27 | FUMIO KITAOKA \(1918\-2007\) three woodblock print calendars \(1975, 1985, 1991\) Size.12.5x22.5cm two signed by the artist \*\*\*PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT IS NOT ON VIEW IN IRELAND. POST\-SALE COLLECTION IS TO BE ARRANGED BY THE BUYER FROM OU | Adam's | N/A
7. 2025-11-30 | FUMIO KITAOKA \(1918\-2007\) "JAPANESE SEASHORE" | John McInnis Auctioneers | $50
8. 2025-04-08 | Fumio Kitaoka \(1918\-2007\), "Tea Stall at Miidera" \(Temple\), 1970 | John Moran Auctioneers | $198
9. 2025-03-26 | Fumio Kitaoka 1961 color woodblock Lake Mashu | Concept Art Gallery | $325
10. 2025-02-18 | FUMIO KITAOKA \(1918\-2007\) Kitaoka, Fumio \(1918 \- 2007 \) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
11. 2025-02-16 | Fumio Kitaoka \(1918\-2007\) Woodblock Print | Locati LLC | $225
12. 2024-11-06 | FUMIO KITAOKA \(1918\-2007\) Kitaoka, Fumio \(1918 \- 2007 \) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
13. 2024-09-19 | Fumio Kitaoka "Emperor's Residence" Woodblock | District Auction | $235
14. 2023-08-06 | Fumio Kitaoka \(1918 \- 2007\) | Helmuth Stone | $150
15. 2023-05-16 | Fumio Kitaoka "Gate of Nanzenji" Woodblock Print | Revere Auctions | $150
16. 2023-04-03 | Fumio Kitaoka \(Japanese, 1918\-2007\) | Material Culture | $175
17. 2023-01-12 | FUMIO KITAOKA \(Japan, 1918\-2007\), Fishing Village in Izu., Woodblock print, dai oban yoko\-e, 13” x 18” sight. Framed 22” x 26”. | Eldred's | $350
18. 2022-02-12 | Fumio Kitaoka woodblock | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $325
19. 2021-10-31 | Fumio Kitaoka \(1918\-2007\) Woodblock Print | Hughes Auctions | $325
20. 2020-08-29 | Fumio Kitaoka 1918\-2007 Japanese Woodblock Print | Davis Brothers Auction | $65
21. 2020-03-04 | FUMIO KITAOKA SIGNED BLOCK PRINT OF WINTER RIVER SCENE. | Uniques & Antiques | $175
22. 2019-08-01 | Fumio Kitaoka Signed Color Woodcut \[Harbor Scene\] | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $325
23. 2019-05-08 | FUMIO KITAOKA \(JAPAN, 1918\-2007\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $25
24. 2019-05-02 | FUMIO KITAOKA "Fishing Village in the Afternoon". Dated 1967. Numbered edition 178/210. | Eldred's | N/A

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