# Tamotsu Yato - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T09:06:03.087Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 14
- Lots with prices: 3
- First auction date: 2023-08-17
- Latest auction date: 2024-06-15
- Median realised price: $300
- Price range: $225 to $1,750

## Market Takeaway
Tamotsu Yato shows thin auction liquidity with 14 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-06-15.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($300\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $225 and $1,750.
- 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: 66.7% (2 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 33.3% (1 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 12
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $225
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2024-06-15
- Days since latest sale: 613
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Joshua Kodner: 12 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Kazutoshi Ozasa At Farmhouse Preservation Park, Toyonaka, Osaka Pref. | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-kazutoshi-ozasa-at-farmhouse-preservation-park-toyonaka-osaka-pref-934-c-b764d59bfc
2. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Kazuhiko Ishiyama At National Sports Center, Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-kazuhiko-ishiyama-at-national-sports-center-tokyo-olympics-tokyo-933-c-47b4507bfd
3. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Kazuhiko Ishiyama At Kanto Collegiate Bodybuilding Contest, Spring, 1966 | Joshua Kodner | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-kazuhiko-ishiyama-at-kanto-collegiate-bodybuilding-contest-spring-1966-932-c-4254ea981d
4. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Katsutoshi Yamada At Tokyo Harbor | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-katsutoshi-yamada-at-tokyo-harbor-894-c-853456e9cb
5. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Kaoru Yoshida At Osaka Castle, Osaka | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-kaoru-yoshida-at-osaka-castle-osaka-838-c-328495d974
6. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Jun Shigemura At Horai Gorge, Takarazuka, Hyogo | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-jun-shigemura-at-horai-gorge-takarazuka-hyogo-837-c-85b40e2910
7. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Hitoshi Kato | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-hitoshi-kato-835-c-0d34319b77
8. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Hitoshi Kato At Japan Bodybuilding Center, Shibuya, Tokyo | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-hitoshi-kato-at-japan-bodybuilding-center-shibuya-tokyo-834-c-31e4309894
9. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Hisao Nakano | Joshua Kodner | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-hisao-nakano-833-c-4344220807
10. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Eiji Arisaka At Nogi Shrine, Tokyo | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-eiji-arisaka-at-nogi-shrine-tokyo-832-c-6ab4ddf801
11. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Katsuhiko Sakata | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-katsuhiko-sakata-893-c-12b46058ae
12. 2024-06-15 | Tamotsu Yato, Kaoru Yoshida | Joshua Kodner | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tamotsu-yato-kaoru-yoshida-891-c-8b647eda39
13. 2023-08-17 | TAMOTSU YATO \(1928\-1973\) Two photographs depicting Nobou Takemoto, who was crowned the 16th Mr. Japan in 1970. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,750
14. 2023-08-17 | TAMOTSU YATO \(1928\-1973\) Nobou Takemoto, who was crowned the 16th Mr. Japan in 1970. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A

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