# Rei Kawakubo - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-18T20:57:01.416Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 432
- Lots with prices: 292
- First auction date: 2020-10-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-04
- Median realised price: $500
- Price range: $80 to $11,000

## Market Takeaway
Rei Kawakubo shows deep auction liquidity with 426 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 426 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $320 and $850.
- 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: 77.2% (223 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 22.1% (64 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0.7% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 426
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-04
- Days since latest sale: 14
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Piasa: 419 lots
- Maurice Auction: 4 lots
- Francois EPIN Auction: 3 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Barton's Auction: 1 lots
- Bernaerts Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Sworders: 1 lots
- Wright: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Dress Equivalent size M Polyester 'Ink Dye, Stained Glass' collection, sprin... | Piasa | N/A
2. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Skirt Size S Rayon, polyester 'Ink dye, Stained glass' collection, spring\-summe... | Piasa | €450
3. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Dress Equivalent size M Polyester 'Ink Dye, Stained glass' collection, sp... | Piasa | N/A
4. 2024-11-28 | COMME DES GARCONS BY REI KAWAKUBO | Maurice Auction | €4,940
5. 2024-11-28 | COMME DES GARCONS BY REI KAWAKUBO | Maurice Auction | €585
6. 2024-11-28 | COMME DES GARCONS BY REI KAWAKUBO | Maurice Auction | N/A
7. 2024-11-28 | COMME DES GARCONS BY REI KAWAKUBO | Maurice Auction | €715
8. 2026-02-04 | REI KAWAKUBO \(°1942\) / PALLUCCO | Bernaerts Auctioneers | N/A
9. 2025-12-07 | Rei Kawakubo \(née en 1942\) et Comme des Garçons, Éditeur \(XXe\) 'Chair No. 8' | Francois EPIN Auction | N/A
10. 2025-12-07 | Rei Kawakubo \(née en 1942\) et Comme des Garçons, Éditeur \(XXe\) 'Chair No. 8' \- variante | Francois EPIN Auction | N/A
11. 2025-11-02 | Rei Kawakubo \- Coffee Table | Barton's Auction | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rei-kawakubo-coffee-table-63-c-dffc2ab01f
12. 2025-10-12 | Rei Kawakubo . Comme des Garçons. | Francois EPIN Auction | N/A
13. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Jacket Equivalent size M No label \(ink stains\) Circa 1975 | Piasa | N/A
14. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Dress Equivalent size M No label Circa 1975 | Piasa | €450
15. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Cotton blouse and skirt ensemble Equivalent size M No label Circa 1975 | Piasa | €1,500
16. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Jacket Equivalent size M Composition label in Japanese Circa 1975 | Piasa | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rei-kawakubo-born-in-1942-comme-des-garcons-jacket-equivalent-size-m-composition-label-in-japanese-circa-1975-11-c-0ab4d069fd
17. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Wool coat Equivalent size M Composition label in Japanese Circa 1975 | Piasa | €1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rei-kawakubo-born-in-1942-comme-des-garcons-wool-coat-equivalent-size-m-composition-label-in-japanese-circa-1975-10-c-d8e4e8aa6d
18. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Dress Equivalent size M No label Circa 1975 | Piasa | N/A
19. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Jacket Equivalent size M Composition label in Japanese Circa 1975 | Piasa | €350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rei-kawakubo-born-in-1942-comme-des-garcons-jacket-equivalent-size-m-composition-label-in-japanese-circa-1975-8-c-9d24712a45
20. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Dress Equivalent size M Composition label in Japanese Circa 1975 | Piasa | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rei-kawakubo-born-in-1942-comme-des-garcons-dress-equivalent-size-m-composition-label-in-japanese-circa-1975-7-c-cb4431cb25
21. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Dress and stole ensemble Equivalent size M Polyester, nylon Circa 1980 | Piasa | €800
22. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Dress Equivalent size M Composition label in Japanese Circa 1975 | Piasa | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rei-kawakubo-born-in-1942-comme-des-garcons-dress-equivalent-size-m-composition-label-in-japanese-circa-1975-6-c-d114d5087b
23. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Cardigan Equivalent size M Cotton 'Tricot' collection, circa 1980 | Piasa | €1,800
24. 2025-10-01 | Rei Kawakubo \(born in 1942\) & Comme des Garçons Cardigan Equivalent size M Composition label in Japanese Circa 1975 | Piasa | N/A

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