# Sori Yanagi - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T09:06:25.295Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 131
- Lots with prices: 114
- First auction date: 2001-06-10
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-21
- Median realised price: $2,000
- Price range: $80 to $200,000

## Market Takeaway
Sori Yanagi shows solid auction liquidity with 124 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-27.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $650 and $3,000.
- 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: 31.2% (34 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 67% (73 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.8% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 12
- Recent 12 months median: $1,800
- Previous 12 months median: $1,500
- Median shift: 20%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-27
- Days since latest sale: 22
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Piasa: 19 lots
- Wright: 17 lots
- Christie's: 9 lots
- Artcurial: 8 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 8 lots
- Bernaerts Auctioneers: 6 lots
- Pierre Bergé & Associés: 4 lots
- Tajan: 4 lots
- Francois EPIN Auction: 3 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-25 | Sori YANAGI \(1915\-2011\) Tabouret modèle « T\-0521 » dit « Butterfly » en placage de palissandre et laiton | Gros\-Delettrez | €2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-1915-2011-tabouret-modele-t-0521-dit-butterfly-en-placage-de-palissandre-et-laiton-196-c-85c8803b8f
2. 2025-11-24 | Sori YANAGI \(1915 \- 2011\) Édition TENDO MOKKO, sur un dessin de 1954 | De Baecque & Associés | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-1915-2011-edition-tendo-mokko-sur-un-dessin-de-1954-34-c-681cb2e104
3. 2025-11-24 | Sori YANAGI \(1915 \- 2011\) Édition TENDO MOKKO, sur un dessin de 1954 | De Baecque & Associés | €2,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-1915-2011-edition-tendo-mokko-sur-un-dessin-de-1954-33-c-7fcfcc483a
4. 2025-01-09 | Sori Yanagi, Butterfly stool | Wright | $2,800
5. 2023-10-02 | Sori Yanagi \(Japanese, 1915\-2011\) CAPTIVE BALL SCULPTURE. 1960s | Kensington Estate Auctions | $90 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-japanese-1915-2011-captive-ball-sculpture-1960s-157-c-a5e4ad8a0c
6. 2026-04-21 | Sori Yanagi \(Japanese, 1915\-2011\) for Akita Mokko, a large mirror, | Sworders | £800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-japanese-1915-2011-for-akita-mokko-a-large-mirror-309-c-d315c6c040
7. 2026-01-27 | Sori Yanagi \(Japanese, 1915\-2011\) A small mirror | Sworders | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-japanese-1915-2011-a-small-mirror-335-c-97e2430da4
8. 2025-12-17 | Sori Yanagi \(Tokyo, 1915–2011\) for Vitra Design Museum, 1954 Butterfly Stool, 1:6 scale miniatu | Subastas Segre | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-tokyo-1915-2011-for-vitra-design-museum-1954-butterfly-stool-1-6-scale-miniatu-1423-c-4c3b40c242
9. 2025-11-25 | Sori YANAGI \(1915\-2011\) Paire de tabourets modèle « Elephant » en fibre de verre teinté noire | Gros\-Delettrez | €5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-1915-2011-paire-de-tabourets-modele-elephant-en-fibre-de-verre-teinte-noire-195-c-eb18e674d0
10. 2025-11-19 | SORI YANAGI \(1915\-2011\) | Tajan | €2,624
11. 2025-11-19 | SORI YANAGI \(1915\-2011\) | Tajan | €2,624
12. 2025-11-19 | SORI YANAGI \(1915\-2011\) | Tajan | €2,624
13. 2025-09-04 | Sori Yanagi, Butterfly stool | Wright | $600
14. 2025-07-02 | Sori YANAGI \(1915¬\-2011\). Eléphant. Paire de tabourets . | Francois EPIN Auction | €200
15. 2025-07-02 | SORI YANAGI . Shell. Chaise. | Francois EPIN Auction | €400
16. 2025-06-23 | Sori YANAGI \(1915\-2011\) | Maurice Auction | N/A
17. 2025-06-18 | Sori Yanagi \(1915\-2011\) Stool \- 'Butterfly' model | Piasa | N/A
18. 2025-06-10 | Sori Yanagi \(1915\-2011\) 'Elephant Stool', for Vitra Design Museum, on occasion of the reopening of the Atomium, Belgium, 2006 | Flanders Auctions | €120
19. 2025-03-27 | Sori Yanagi, Butterfly stool | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,800
20. 2025-02-01 | Sori Yanagi \(Japanese 1915\-2011\) Butterfly \(Original\), 1956 Contrachapado \(plywood\) stool height 15 1/2 inches | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sori-yanagi-japanese-1915-2011-butterfly-original-1956-contrachapado-plywood-stool-height-15-1-2-inches-107-c-732403289f
21. 2025-01-09 | Sori Yanagi, Butterfly stools, pair | Wright | $1,200
22. 2024-10-17 | Sori Yanagi, Butterfly stool | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,500
23. 2024-07-25 | Sori Yanagi, Butterfly stool | Wright | $1,500
24. 2024-07-17 | Sori Yanagi \(1915\-2011\) for Tendo Mokko | Roseberys | £650

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