# Shibata Zeshin - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T10:48:04.125Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 423
- Lots with prices: 234
- First auction date: 1988-02-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-21
- Median realised price: $3,600
- Price range: $40 to $650,000

## Market Takeaway
Shibata Zeshin shows deep auction liquidity with 318 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,416. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 27 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-23.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,416\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $780 and $16,000.
- 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: 29.3% (53 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 41.4% (75 sales)
- $10,000\+: 29.3% (53 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 27
- Previous 12 months sales: 22
- Recent 12 months median: $1,300
- Previous 12 months median: $2,772
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-23
- Days since latest sale: 26
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 121 lots
- Christie's: 119 lots
- Galerie Zacke: 41 lots
- Sotheby's: 35 lots
- Floating World Auctions: 14 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 12 lots
- Eldred's: 8 lots
- Material Culture: 5 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 4 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-05 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): RUSU MOYO \(ABSENT MOTIF\) FOR FUKUROKUJU | Galerie Zacke | €7,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-rusu-moyo-absent-motif-for-fukurokuju-335-c-565560a69b
2. 2025-12-05 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): A MASTERFUL INLAID LACQUER KOGO \(INCENSE BOX\) DEPICTING DAIKOKU TAKING A SMOKING BREAK | Galerie Zacke | €9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-a-masterful-inlaid-lacquer-kogo-incense-box-depicting-daikoku-taking-a-smoking-break-301-c-b012093765
3. 2025-07-24 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF MAKIMONO WITH CHINESE AND JAPANESE FIGURES | Galerie Zacke | €2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-an-impressive-pair-of-makimono-with-chinese-and-japanese-figures-620-c-1084bdc832
4. 2025-01-23 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF MAKIMONO WITH CHINESE AND JAPANESE FIGURES | Galerie Zacke | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-an-impressive-pair-of-makimono-with-chinese-and-japanese-figures-595-c-3fc470aa93
5. 2024-12-06 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF MAKIMONO WITH CHINESE AND JAPANESE FIGURES | Galerie Zacke | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-an-impressive-pair-of-makimono-with-chinese-and-japanese-figures-267-c-87043a59f0
6. 2024-09-04 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): RUSU MOYO \(ABSENT MOTIF\) FOR FUKUROKUJU | Galerie Zacke | €6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-rusu-moyo-absent-motif-for-fukurokuju-756-c-ab2438fac7
7. 2024-03-21 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) A Wave\-Textured Three\-Case Inrō Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), circa 1870\-1891 | Bonhams | $16,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-a-wave-textured-three-case-inro-meiji-era-1868-1912-circa-1870-1891-941-c-c3b4f8cb77
8. 2024-03-21 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) A Black\-Lacquer Three\-Case Inrō Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), circa 1870\-1891 | Bonhams | $12,000
9. 2024-03-21 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) A Gold\-Lacquer Four\-Case Inrō Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), circa 1870\-1891 | Bonhams | $16,000
10. 2024-01-17 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): RUSU MOYO \(ABSENT MOTIF\) FOR FUKUROKUJU | Galerie Zacke | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-rusu-moyo-absent-motif-for-fukurokuju-614-c-e9042fd81b
11. 2023-11-30 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): RUSU MOYO \(ABSENT MOTIF\) FOR FUKUROKUJU | Galerie Zacke | €7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-rusu-moyo-absent-motif-for-fukurokuju-30-c-72c49adb37
12. 2023-11-02 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) An Album of Eight Small Urushi\-e \(Lacquer Paintings\) Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), late 19th/early 20th century \(3\) | Bonhams | N/A
13. 2018-09-12 | Shibata Zeshin \(1807\-1891\) A yatate \(portable writing set\) with a lacquer one\-case ink box Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), late 19th century | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-a-yatate-portable-writing-set-with-a-lacquer-one-case-ink-box-meiji-era-1868-1912-late-19th-century-1154-c-a994c1aad1
14. 2017-05-11 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) Meiji era \(1868–1912\), circa 1888 A miniat | Bonhams | £22,500
15. 2010-06-12 | Shibata Zeshin \(1807\-1891\) und Ohara Shôson | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €500
16. 2007-12-18 | Shibata Zeshin \(1807\-1891\) Oak and bird | Bonhams | $9,000
17. 2026-04-21 | Shibata Zeshin, 1807\-1891, Knife and bowl; plum and racket; cloak and hat; rain; seven lucky gods | Gorringes | £60 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-knife-and-bowl-plum-and-racket-cloak-and-hat-rain-seven-lucky-gods-57-c-923bbb4bbb
18. 2026-03-25 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) An Album of Miniature Urushi\-e \(Lacquer Paintings\) Meiji Era \(1868\-1912\), circa 1870s/1880s | Bonhams | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-an-album-of-miniature-urushi-e-lacquer-paintings-meiji-era-1868-1912-circa-1870s-1880s-960-c-acbe410621
19. 2026-03-25 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) A Set of Six Tanzaku Paintings Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), circa 1870s/1880s \(6\) | Bonhams | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-a-set-of-six-tanzaku-paintings-meiji-era-1868-1912-circa-1870s-1880s-6-959-c-27401e8f47
20. 2026-03-25 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\) Eggplants and Butterbur Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), circa 1880s | Bonhams | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-eggplants-and-butterbur-meiji-era-1868-1912-circa-1880s-958-c-f958b52619
21. 2026-03-24 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\). The Four Elegant Pastimes. Paintings mounted as | Christie's | $48,260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shibata-zeshin-1807-1891-the-four-elegant-pastimes-paintings-mounted-as-40-c-23307c5b31
22. 2026-01-23 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\): A FINE MINIATURE LANDSCAPE PAINTING | Galerie Zacke | €1,300
23. 2025-12-10 | SHIBATA ZESHIN \(1807\-1891\). PAIRE DE PARAVENTS À SIX FEUILLES Scènes de la | Christie's | N/A
24. 2025-12-04 | Shibata Zeshin \(1807\-1891\), Eleven Woodblock Prints, 柴田是真 \(1807\-1891\) 十一幅木版画 | Waddington's | N/A

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