# Hisashi Otsuka - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T20:57:32.308Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 263
- Lots with prices: 177
- First auction date: 1995-05-14
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-15
- Median realised price: $110
- Price range: $15 to $7,200

## Market Takeaway
Hisashi Otsuka shows deep auction liquidity with 209 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $110. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($110\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $75 and $200.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 99.3% (133 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0.7% (1 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 17
- Recent 12 months median: $100
- Previous 12 months median: $75
- Median shift: 33.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-13
- Days since latest sale: 67
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Kaminski Auctions: 46 lots
- Auktionshaus Demessieur: 22 lots
- O'Gallerie: 19 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 13 lots
- Pacific Galleries: 13 lots
- Hughes Auctions: 12 lots
- Market Auctions: 11 lots
- Akiba Galleries: 8 lots
- Sarasota Estate Auction: 7 lots
- William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-13 | Hisashi OTSUKA Print of Two Women | Roland Auctions NY | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-print-of-two-women-465-c-ed0490060b
2. 2025-12-13 | Hisashi OTSUKA Print of a Woman | Roland Auctions NY | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-print-of-a-woman-464-c-5bb61aae62
3. 2025-08-06 | HISASHI OTSUKA, THE DANCE OF THE TWELVE KIMONOS, OFFSET LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-the-dance-of-the-twelve-kimonos-offset-lithograph-690-c-bd9498fb6f
4. 2025-06-29 | Hisashi Otsuka, Japanese Watercolor | Kaminski Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-japanese-watercolor-984-c-562422c825
5. 2025-06-29 | Hisashi Otsuka, Japanese Watercolor | Kaminski Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-japanese-watercolor-983-c-3c7483a82d
6. 2025-06-01 | Hisashi Otsuka, Signed Serigraph on Paper, Royal Kiss | Lion and Unicorn | $110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-signed-serigraph-on-paper-royal-kiss-276-c-0164f9aad4
7. 2025-05-08 | Hisashi Otsuka "The Kiss of Aloha" Serigraph | Auctions at Showplace | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-the-kiss-of-aloha-serigraph-449-c-80249bc992
8. 2025-05-03 | Hisashi Otsuka 'Lady Murasaki' Limited Edition Serigraph | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-lady-murasaki-limited-edition-serigraph-1261-c-8cd48fcb5b
9. 2025-04-12 | HISASHI OTSUKA, THE WARRIOR, OFFSET LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-the-warrior-offset-lithograph-1212-c-4554c6596a
10. 2025-03-17 | Hisashi Otsuka \(Hawaiian, b. 1947\) "When Sprits Unite" Signed Silkscreen Limited Edition 283/300 FRAMED | One Source Auctions | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-hawaiian-b-1947-when-sprits-unite-signed-silkscreen-limited-edition-283-300-framed-309-c-bbe4328aaf
11. 2024-11-05 | HISASHI OTSUKA SIGNED BLUE/WHITE LITHOGRAPH PRINT | Westport Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-signed-blue-white-lithograph-print-117-c-d2448408d5
12. 2024-11-05 | HISASHI OTSUKA SIGNED GEISHA PRINT | Westport Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-signed-geisha-print-116-c-4d24154a25
13. 2024-11-05 | HISASHI OTSUKA SIGNED JAPANESE GEISHA PRINT | Westport Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-signed-japanese-geisha-print-115-c-c954ecdab9
14. 2024-11-05 | HISASHI OTSUKA 'THE MASTER' SAMURAI SILKSCREEN | Westport Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-the-master-samurai-silkscreen-114-c-4e54ccdb4a
15. 2024-09-15 | Hisashi Otsuka \(b.1947\), Print | Locati LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-b-1947-print-360-c-5c24952901
16. 2024-08-14 | Hisashi Otsuka \(b. 1947\) Hawaii Japan | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-b-1947-hawaii-japan-91-c-53946afbe0
17. 2024-07-21 | Hisashi Otsuka, Kiss of the Black Swan, Mixed Media | Kaminski Auctions | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-kiss-of-the-black-swan-mixed-media-646-c-5284ce1b11
18. 2024-07-14 | Hisashi Otsuka, Original Color Serigraph on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-original-color-serigraph-on-paper-signed-228-c-3b543218ec
19. 2024-06-23 | Hisashi Otsuka \(b.1947\), Print | Locati LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-b-1947-print-427-c-6ae4f2aaae
20. 2024-06-18 | Hisashi Otsuka \(Japanese/Hawaiian Born 1947\), 'The Dance of the Twelve Kimonos', Signed Offset Lithograph, Frame 28 3/4 x 35 in. \(73 x 88.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $55 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-japanese-hawaiian-born-1947-the-dance-of-the-twelve-kimonos-signed-offset-lithograph-frame-28-3-4-x-35-in-73-x-88-9-cm-259-c-6b24384aeb
21. 2024-05-30 | Hisashi Otsuka, Original Color Serigraph on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-original-color-serigraph-on-paper-signed-85-c-16e4b3aa5b
22. 2024-05-18 | Hisashi Otsuka, East Meets West, Mixed Media | Kaminski Auctions | $375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-east-meets-west-mixed-media-45-c-92c4ac9b29
23. 2024-05-18 | Hisashi Otsuka, Kiss of the Black Swan, Mixed Media | Kaminski Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-kiss-of-the-black-swan-mixed-media-44-c-2ea4b138ae
24. 2024-05-07 | Hisashi Otsuka \(Japanese/American Born 1947\), '47 Ronin Supreme Loyalty', 1989, Edition 113/300, Mixed Media Print, Frame 26 x 33 3/8 in. \(66 x 84.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hisashi-otsuka-japanese-american-born-1947-47-ronin-supreme-loyalty-1989-edition-113-300-mixed-media-print-frame-26-x-33-3-8-in-66-x-84-8-cm-162-c-3e54b05a03

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