# Shunsho Katsukawa - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-18T22:25:40.892Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 334
- Lots with prices: 226
- First auction date: 1988-08-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-25
- Median realised price: $956
- Price range: $20 to $167,500

## Market Takeaway
Shunsho Katsukawa shows deep auction liquidity with 264 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $730. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 33 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($730\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $110 and $2,400.
- 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: 57.1% (100 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 36% (63 sales)
- $10,000\+: 6.9% (12 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 33
- Previous 12 months sales: 18
- Recent 12 months median: $889
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 77.8%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-03
- Days since latest sale: 15
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 104 lots
- Sotheby's: 36 lots
- Bonhams: 30 lots
- International Auction Gallery: 30 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 10 lots
- Asium: 9 lots
- Pierre Bergé & Associés: 8 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 8 lots
- Eldred's: 6 lots
- Piasa: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-16 | Katsukawa Shunsho \(Japanese 1726\-1793\) | Freeman’s | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-japanese-1726-1793-314-c-86b1d2d2f7
2. 2024-12-06 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \(1726\-1793\): BIJIN AND CHILDREN AT NEW YEAR | Galerie Zacke | €2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1793-bijin-and-children-at-new-year-260-c-8044042887
3. 2023-05-23 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \(1726–1792\), UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI \(1769–1825\), UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO \(1773\-1828\), HARUKAWA GOSHICHI \(1776\- CIRCA 1832\), AND OTHERS Edo period \(1615\-1868\) to Meiji era \(1868\-1912\), late 18th to late 19th century \(9\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-utagawa-toyokuni-1769-1825-utagawa-toyohiro-1773-1828-harukawa-goshichi-1776-circa-1832-and-others-edo-period-1615-1868-to-meiji-era-1868-1912-late-18th-to-late-19th-century-9-353-c-8524127a29
4. 2026-03-25 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \- KUNIYOSHI WOODBLOCK PRINTS | Litchfield Auctions | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-kuniyoshi-woodblock-prints-203-c-21095e379e
5. 2026-03-21 | Katsukawa Shunsho \- Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II | Clars Auctions | $40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-actor-ichikawa-yaozo-ii-9925-c-ebbb7f7dfe
6. 2026-02-03 | SHUNSHO KATSUKAWA | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | €150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shunsho-katsukawa-186-c-c9a75eea61
7. 2026-02-03 | SHUNSHO KATSUKAWA | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shunsho-katsukawa-185-c-ba88bda774
8. 2026-02-03 | SHUNSHO KATSUKAWA | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | €100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shunsho-katsukawa-184-c-4517be143d
9. 2026-02-03 | SHUNSHO KATSUKAWA | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shunsho-katsukawa-183-c-380078dd21
10. 2026-01-23 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \(1726\-1793\): BIJIN AND CHILDREN AT NEW YEAR | Galerie Zacke | €3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1793-bijin-and-children-at-new-year-1340-c-133e3715f7
11. 2025-12-16 | Shunsho Katsukawa \(1726\-1792\), "A Beauty" | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shunsho-katsukawa-1726-1792-a-beauty-2217-c-8e9b672765
12. 2025-12-04 | Katsukawa Shunsho \(1726\-1793\) and Katsukawa Shunei \(1762\-1819\), Three Woodblock Prints, 胜川春章 \(1726\-1793\) 及胜川春英 \(1762\-1819\) 木版画一组三幅 | Waddington's | CA$1,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1793-and-katsukawa-shunei-1762-1819-three-woodblock-prints-1726-1793-1762-1819-275-c-b711c50231
13. 2025-11-26 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO, 1726 | Tiberius Auctions | €40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1752-c-36c4cb9bf7
14. 2025-11-22 | Japanese woodblock Print Katsukawa Shunsho | Woodblock Prints World | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-japanese-woodblock-print-katsukawa-shunsho-75-c-4354e546cc
15. 2025-11-15 | Shunsho Katsukawa, Nasu no Yoichi, Pillar Print | JG Auction | £500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-shunsho-katsukawa-nasu-no-yoichi-pillar-print-18-c-fc04afdeed
16. 2025-09-25 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \(1726\-1792\). Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV. Hosoban: 11 ¾ x | Christie's | $889 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-actor-matsumoto-koshiro-iv-hosoban-11-3-4-x-165-c-bef4cfebb3
17. 2025-09-16 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \(1726\-1792\). Sumo Wrestlers of the Western Group: Sekinot | Christie's | $3,556 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-sumo-wrestlers-of-the-western-group-sekinot-145-c-450404d971
18. 2025-09-16 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \(1726\-1792\). Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: Kuratey | Christie's | $5,715 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-sumo-wrestlers-of-the-eastern-group-kuratey-144-c-d9e4e18bce
19. 2025-09-16 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO \(1726\-1792\). Actor Nakamura Tomijuro. Hosoban: 13 x 5 ½ i | Christie's | $3,048 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-actor-nakamura-tomijuro-hosoban-13-x-5-1-2-i-143-c-af84c7f85c
20. 2025-08-21 | Katsukawa Shunsho \(1726\-1792\), Actor Ichikawa Yaozo as a Monk, 胜川春章 \(1726–1792\) 演员市川八百藏扮和尚 | Waddington's | CA$375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-actor-ichikawa-yaozo-as-a-monk-1726-1792-373-c-43644669a0
21. 2025-06-13 | Katsukawa Shunsho \(1726\-1792\) \| The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V \| Edo period, late 18th century | Sotheby's | €1,016 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-the-actor-ichikawa-danjuro-v-edo-period-late-18th-century-549-c-9d8424293f
22. 2025-06-13 | Katsukawa Shunsho \(1726\-1792\) \| The actor Morita Kanya VIII \| Edo period, late 18th century | Sotheby's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-the-actor-morita-kanya-viii-edo-period-late-18th-century-548-c-55843bb9c0
23. 2025-06-13 | Katsukawa Shunsho \(1726\-1792\) \| The actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV in the role of Nagoya Sanzaburo \| Edo period, 18th century | Sotheby's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-the-actor-matsumoto-koshiro-iv-in-the-role-of-nagoya-sanzaburo-edo-period-18th-century-547-c-fa8498dad4
24. 2025-06-13 | Katsukawa Shunsho \(1726\-1792\) \| The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V holding a mirror \| Edo period, late 18th century | Sotheby's | €3,556 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-katsukawa-shunsho-1726-1792-the-actor-ichikawa-danjuro-v-holding-a-mirror-edo-period-late-18th-century-546-c-60846219b6

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