# Ohara Koson - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-18T17:59:45.199Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 173
- Lots with prices: 137
- First auction date: 1998-11-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-23
- Median realised price: $325
- Price range: $30 to $7,638

## Market Takeaway
Ohara Koson shows solid auction liquidity with 79 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-19.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($300\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $175 and $938.
- 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: 77.8% (49 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 22.2% (14 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $200
- Previous 12 months median: $125
- Median shift: 60%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-19
- Days since latest sale: 121
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 29 lots
- Woodblock Prints World: 23 lots
- Christie's: 21 lots
- JG Auction: 13 lots
- Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers: 10 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Sheppards: 6 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 4 lots
- Locati LLC: 4 lots
- Galerie Zacke: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-21 | KOSON OHARA, COPPER PHEASANTS IN SNOW, ANTIQUE PRINT | JG Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-koson-ohara-copper-pheasants-in-snow-antique-print-151-c-d275570055
2. 2026-02-20 | Ohara Koson \(Japanese, 1877\-1945\) Woodblock Print on Paper, Ca. 1930, 'Two Birds of Paradise on Branch', H 14.75" W 6.5" Frame Size: H 21" W 12.75" | DuMouchelles | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-japanese-1877-1945-woodblock-print-on-paper-ca-1930-two-birds-of-paradise-on-branch-h-14-75-w-6-5-frame-size-h-21-w-12-75-1224-c-21d87e7f78
3. 2025-11-26 | OHARA KOSON \(1877 \- 1945\) \- SET OF 5 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, BIRDS, FLOWERS, AND INSECTS | Sheppards | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-1877-1945-set-of-5-japanese-woodblock-prints-birds-flowers-and-insects-1111-c-798337128c
4. 2025-11-25 | OHARA KOSON \(1877–1945\) \- ROOSTER WITH CHICKS AND PHEASANTS, PAIR OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS | Sheppards | €210 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-1877-1945-rooster-with-chicks-and-pheasants-pair-of-japanese-woodblock-prints-295-c-02ffacc2a7
5. 2025-11-25 | OHARA KOSON \(1877 \- 1945\) \- SET OF 3 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, WATERBIRDS AND QUAIL | Sheppards | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-1877-1945-set-of-3-japanese-woodblock-prints-waterbirds-and-quail-276-c-5e59a928c5
6. 2025-10-24 | OHARA KOSON \(Japan, 1877\-1945\), Japanese Cranes., Woodblock print, 12.5" x 7" sight. Unframed. | Eldred's | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-japan-1877-1945-japanese-cranes-woodblock-print-12-5-x-7-sight-unframed-3551-c-cb64d67bc6
7. 2025-10-19 | Ohara Koson \(1877\-1945\), Woodblock Print of Wild Geese | Locati LLC | $90
8. 2025-10-18 | OHARA KOSON \(SHOSON\) \(JAPANESE, 1877\-1945\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $200
9. 2025-10-18 | OHARA KOSON \(SHOSON\) \(JAPANESE, 1877\-1945\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-shoson-japanese-1877-1945-223-c-a51ade68d7
10. 2025-10-18 | OHARA KOSON \(SHOSON\) \(JAPANESE, 1877\-1945\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-shoson-japanese-1877-1945-222-c-a51ac0edc3
11. 2025-06-15 | Ohara Koson \(1877\-1945\), Woodblock Print of Flora | Locati LLC | $150
12. 2025-06-12 | Koson Ohara "Two Crows in Moonlight" Woodblock | Auctions at Showplace | $475 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-koson-ohara-two-crows-in-moonlight-woodblock-6-c-e7c41fa89d
13. 2025-06-01 | Ohara Koson \(Shoson\) Japanese Woodblock "Goldfish Beneath Flowering Wisteria" | Long Lake Art | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-shoson-japanese-woodblock-goldfish-beneath-flowering-wisteria-62-c-c384387a15
14. 2025-06-01 | Ohara Koson \(Shoson\) Wisteria | Long Lake Art | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ohara-koson-shoson-wisteria-60-c-2334361801
15. 2025-05-31 | KOSON OHARA, LAPWING, WILLOW BRANCH, ANTIQUE PRINT | JG Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-koson-ohara-lapwing-willow-branch-antique-print-220-c-5c1404ba5b
16. 2024-07-18 | Ohara Koson \(Shoson, 1877\-1945\) and Nakayama Sugakudo \(Active 1850\-1860\), Three Woodblock Prints of Birds | Waddington's | CA$125
17. 2023-08-19 | Koson Ohara, Flycatchers in Snow, Original Japanese Woodblock Print | JG Auction | N/A
18. 2023-08-19 | Koson Ohara, Snow, Original Japanese Woodblock Print | JG Auction | N/A
19. 2023-02-19 | OHARA KOSON \(Shoson\) \(Japan, 1877\-1945\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $150
20. 2022-05-20 | OHARA KOSON \(SHOSON\) \(JAPAN, 1877\-1945\) UNFRAMED | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $750
21. 2022-03-25 | Koson Ohara \(1877\-1945\), Gekko Ogata \(1859\-1920\) and One Other Largest image 9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in., 23.5 x 24.13 cm. | Hindman | $300
22. 2022-01-08 | A VINTAGE JAPANESE ART PRINT BY OHARA KOSON | Antique Arena Inc | $100
23. 2019-03-30 | Ohara Koson \(Shoson\), \(1877\-1945\), Dragonfly with Lilypad, Orange Frog on Lilypad, Two Japanese woodblock prints, 9"H x 9 1/2"W \(sig... | Ripley Auctions | $225
24. 2019-02-24 | Ohara Koson Shoson; Japanese Woodblock Print Geese | Eddie's Auction | $175

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