# Kikuo Saito - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T12:35:43.691Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 87
- Lots with prices: 64
- First auction date: 2004-02-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-28
- Median realised price: $1,188
- Price range: $113 to $43,000

## Market Takeaway
Kikuo Saito shows solid auction liquidity with 87 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,188. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 20 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-28.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,188\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $14,000.
- 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: 48.4% (31 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 23.4% (15 sales)
- $10,000\+: 28.1% (18 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 20
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $19,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-28
- Days since latest sale: 21
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- RoGallery: 19 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Christie's: 8 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 7 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 6 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 5 lots
- Concept Art Gallery: 4 lots
- Hindman: 4 lots
- STAIR: 3 lots
- Sotheby's: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-28 | Kikuo Saito, Otway | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $32,000
2. 2025-11-23 | KIKUO SAITO, Silent | Casa d'aste Minghini | N/A
3. 2025-10-23 | KIKUO SAITO 'SUMMER SNAIL' C. 1979 SCREENPRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $450
4. 2025-10-23 | KIKUO SAITO 'ONION TRAIN' C. 1979 SCREENPRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $150
5. 2025-10-23 | KIKUO SAITO 'BEGGAR'S LADDER' C. 1980 SCREENPRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $175
6. 2025-10-23 | KIKUO SAITO 'SILVER RAIN' C. 1981 SCREENPRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $350
7. 2025-08-13 | KIKUO SAITO, PAPER LAKE, SCREENPRINT WITH COLLAGE | RoGallery | N/A
8. 2025-07-17 | Kikuo Saito \(Japanese, 1939\-2016\) Untitled, 1986 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,200
9. 2025-07-17 | Kikuo Saito \(Japanese, 1939\-2016\) Untitled, 1988 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $3,250
10. 2025-07-17 | Kikuo Saito \(Japanese, 1939\-2016\) Onion Train, 1979 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
11. 2025-07-17 | Kikuo Saito \(Japanese, 1939\-2016\) Untitled | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $400
12. 2025-06-08 | KIKUO SAITO \(JAPANESE/AMERICAN, 1939\-2016\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $500
13. 2025-06-04 | KIKUO SAITO 'PINK SQUARE' 1980 SCREENPRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $250
14. 2025-06-04 | KIKUO SAITO 'PAPER LAKE' 1979 SCREENPRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $175
15. 2025-05-13 | Kikuo Saito \(Japanese, 1939\-2016\) Silver Landing, 1987 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
16. 2025-05-13 | Kikuo Saito \(Japanese, 1939\-2016\) Untitled, 1992 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
17. 2025-05-13 | Kikuo Saito \(Japanese, 1939\-2016\) Untitled, 1992 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $3,750
18. 2025-04-24 | KIKUO SAITO, BEGGAR'S LADDER, SCREENPRINT | RoGallery | $700
19. 2025-03-12 | Kikuo Saito, Ghost Bay | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $24,000
20. 2025-02-20 | KIKUO SAITO, ONION TRAIN, SCREENPRINT | RoGallery | $550
21. 2025-01-30 | KIKUO SAITO, PINK SQUARE, SCREENPRINT | RoGallery | $550
22. 2024-11-22 | KIKUO SAITO \(1939\-2016\) \- North Blue Carolina | Christie's | $37,800
23. 2024-09-24 | Kikuo Saito, Green Almond | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $18,000
24. 2024-06-06 | Kikuo Saito \(1939\-2016\): Blue Ashes | STAIR | $19,000

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