# Kiyoshi Saito - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T12:38:43.010Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,452
- Lots with prices: 1,153
- First auction date: 1993-12-05
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-16
- Median realised price: $400
- Price range: $10 to $1,400,000

## Market Takeaway
Kiyoshi Saito shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,359 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 119 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $225 and $750.
- 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: 81.6% (878 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 13% (140 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.4% (58 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 119
- Previous 12 months sales: 129
- Recent 12 months median: $250
- Previous 12 months median: $250
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-24
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 88 lots
- Woodblock Prints World: 84 lots
- Mallet Auction: 76 lots
- Bonhams: 67 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 66 lots
- Weschler's: 66 lots
- Floating World Auctions: 48 lots
- Waddington's: 44 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 40 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 37 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-15 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907\-1997\) Vintage Japanese Woman Vessel Original Signed Woodblock Print | Curated Gallery Auctions | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-vintage-japanese-woman-vessel-original-signed-woodblock-print-262-c-21119221a6
2. 2025-10-24 | KIYOSHI SAITO \(Japan, 1907\-1998\), Cat., Woodblock print, 14.25" x 9". Framed 20" x 15". | Eldred's | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-japan-1907-1998-cat-woodblock-print-14-25-x-9-framed-20-x-15-3582-c-28747a4b95
3. 2025-10-19 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907\-1997\) 'Farmhouse and Persimmon Tree' Japanese Woodblock Print | Curated Gallery Auctions | $180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-farmhouse-and-persimmon-tree-japanese-woodblock-print-440-c-95dc48e363
4. 2025-09-25 | Kiyoshi Saito "Haniwa" Woodblock Print | Auctions at Showplace | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-haniwa-woodblock-print-212-c-c8f4b20869
5. 2025-08-17 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907 \- 1997\) "Buddha" 1962 | Helmuth Stone | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-buddha-1962-136-c-c8e46c3b8c
6. 2024-12-08 | Kiyoshi Saito, Awaji Puupet Doll, Japanese Woodblock Print | Hoch LTD. | $120
7. 2024-12-08 | Kiyoshi Saito, Maiko IV, Japanese Woodblock Print | Hoch LTD. | $120
8. 2023-05-16 | Kiyoshi Saito \(Japanese, 1907\-1997\) | Roseberys | £2,600
9. 2021-12-11 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907\-1997\)Japanese, Woodblock Print | Sarasota Estate Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-japanese-woodblock-print-125-c-1144268970
10. 2021-10-17 | Kiyoshi Saito \(Japanese, 1907\-1997\) 'Jokoji Temple' Woodblock Print | Leonard Auction | $400
11. 2026-04-16 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907\-1997\), Children of Aizu. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,143 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-children-of-aizu-351-c-849dfcd3b6
12. 2026-04-16 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907\-1997\), Persimmon Tree in Aizu | Waddington's | CA$812 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-persimmon-tree-in-aizu-411-c-14fd91a535
13. 2026-04-02 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907\-1997\), Flowers in Vase | Abell Auction | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-flowers-in-vase-626-c-2e6af088ab
14. 2026-04-01 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907 \- 1997\), Gate Jindai\-Ji | Abell Auction | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-gate-jindai-ji-110-c-50a2be430c
15. 2026-03-28 | Japanese woodblock Print Kiyoshi Saito | Woodblock Prints World | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-kiyoshi-saito-95-c-211b3be131
16. 2026-03-28 | Japanese woodblock Print Kiyoshi Saito | Woodblock Prints World | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-kiyoshi-saito-94-c-f749b0773e
17. 2026-03-28 | Japanese woodblock Print Kiyoshi Saito | Woodblock Prints World | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-kiyoshi-saito-93-c-6551556033
18. 2026-03-28 | Japanese woodblock Print Kiyoshi Saito | Woodblock Prints World | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-kiyoshi-saito-92-c-f0945784d1
19. 2026-03-28 | Japanese woodblock Print Kiyoshi Saito | Woodblock Prints World | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-kiyoshi-saito-91-c-fb2f8425a7
20. 2026-03-28 | Japanese woodblock Print Kiyoshi Saito | Woodblock Prints World | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-kiyoshi-saito-90-c-920896b2b7
21. 2026-03-17 | Kiyoshi Saito, Winter in Aizu | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-winter-in-aizu-240-c-b2b82f75b4
22. 2026-03-12 | Kiyoshi Saito \(1907\-1997\), Winter in Aizu, 1972. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,794 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1907-1997-winter-in-aizu-1972-251-c-d919755553
23. 2026-03-04 | Kiyoshi Saito 1973 large woodcut House in Aizu B | Concept Art Gallery | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1973-large-woodcut-house-in-aizu-b-801-c-f27ed0d008
24. 2026-03-04 | Kiyoshi Saito 1971 color woodcut Katsura Kyoto | Concept Art Gallery | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kiyoshi-saito-1971-color-woodcut-katsura-kyoto-800-c-5f16fcbc3c

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