# Toyohara Chikanobu - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T14:09:07.867Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 889
- Lots with prices: 493
- First auction date: 1990-03-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-18
- Median realised price: $120
- Price range: $20 to $4,000

## Market Takeaway
Toyohara Chikanobu shows very deep auction liquidity with 705 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $110. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 68 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-20.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($110\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $80 and $200.
- 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: 97.5% (384 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 2.5% (10 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 68
- Previous 12 months sales: 207
- Recent 12 months median: $100
- Previous 12 months median: $120
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-20
- Days since latest sale: 60
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- JG Auction: 424 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 43 lots
- Bubb \> Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts: 38 lots
- Kiefer Buch\- und Kunstauktionen: 31 lots
- Floating World Auctions: 19 lots
- Christie's: 13 lots
- Capsule Gallery Auction: 12 lots
- Clars Auctions: 10 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 9 lots
- Arte Subastas Bilbao: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-23 | Toyohara Chikanobu \(Japan, 1838\-1912\), Musashi, Moon over Tatsumi; and Oshu, Moon over Mano Village \(2\), wood block prints in colors on wove papers, 14 x 10in \(36 x 25.5cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toyohara-chikanobu-japan-1838-1912-musashi-moon-over-tatsumi-and-oshu-moon-over-mano-village-2-wood-block-prints-in-colors-on-wove-papers-14-x-10in-36-x-25-5cm-224-c-3858006b8d
2. 2025-11-15 | Chikanobu, Festival Day, Kimono, Japanese Bijin\-ga Print | JG Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-festival-day-kimono-japanese-bijin-ga-print-194-c-fe9aa5fd1e
3. 2024-10-30 | Toyohara Chikanobu | Brunk Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toyohara-chikanobu-755-c-2044396bdb
4. 2024-09-08 | TOYOHARA CHIKANOBU \(Japan, 1838\-1912\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $150
5. 2024-08-25 | Toyohara Chikanobu \(1838\-1912\) Japanese, Woodblock Color Print | Sarasota Estate Auction | $450
6. 2023-10-14 | Chikanobu, Sino and Japanese War, Original Japanese Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £60
7. 2023-10-14 | Chikanobu, Naval Battle, Original Japanese Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £240
8. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, War Council, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £60 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-war-council-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-171-c-c684a99b0b
9. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Evening Fuji, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-evening-fuji-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-131-c-57c4047ba9
10. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Shogun, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-shogun-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-127-c-7164530b77
11. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Playing Polo, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-playing-polo-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-125-c-570497ab54
12. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Bean Festival, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-bean-festival-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-103-c-fec460580e
13. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Noh Theatre, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-noh-theatre-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-90-c-2024b42bbb
14. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Ceremony, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-ceremony-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-83-c-e4147cc90c
15. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Night Blossoms, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £220 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-night-blossoms-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-57-c-8994ba8b3f
16. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Festival, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £130 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-festival-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-45-c-2e04b6e9a9
17. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Poem Making, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-poem-making-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-42-c-b4740a985f
18. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Ceremony, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £130 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-ceremony-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-38-c-3bc4019bbb
19. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Boat Bridge, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £140 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-boat-bridge-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-37-c-292473b94c
20. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Archery, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £130 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-archery-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-34-c-156407d893
21. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Kanda Festival, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-kanda-festival-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-25-c-b3c47aa864
22. 2023-06-17 | Chikanobu, Chiyoda Palace, Original Japanese Antique Woodblock Print | JG Auction | £120 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-chiyoda-palace-original-japanese-antique-woodblock-print-24-c-4ba4c39b03
23. 2026-04-18 | Toyohara Chikanobu \- Ladies in the Tokugawa Period | Clars Auctions | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toyohara-chikanobu-ladies-in-the-tokugawa-period-2766-c-4f74b8926f
24. 2026-04-14 | Chikanobu, Toyohara: Kaiserliche Prozession. Kokyo goshutsumon no zu. Triptychon | Bassenge Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chikanobu-toyohara-kaiserliche-prozession-kokyo-goshutsumon-no-zu-triptychon-605-c-9d17dc1bb0

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