# Utagawa Yoshitora - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T09:06:25.288Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 123
- Lots with prices: 71
- First auction date: 2003-03-25
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-21
- Median realised price: $275
- Price range: $20 to $162,500

## Market Takeaway
Utagawa Yoshitora shows solid auction liquidity with 118 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $275. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($275\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $120 and $980.
- 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: 76.1% (51 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 22.4% (15 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.5% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 15
- Recent 12 months median: $350
- Previous 12 months median: $80
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-10
- Days since latest sale: 39
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 19 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 15 lots
- Floating World Auctions: 10 lots
- Leducq Maison de Ventes Aux Encheres: 3 lots
- Quinn's Auction Galleries: 3 lots
- Vallot Auctioneers: 3 lots
- Waddington's: 3 lots
- Artcurial: 2 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 2 lots
- Auktionshaus Königstein GmbH: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-10 | Utagawa YOSHITORA \(actif 1850 \- 80\) | Art Richelieu | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-actif-1850-80-82-c-87646b5b4b
2. 2024-07-27 | Utagawa Yoshitora, Die Kämpfe von Uesugi Kenshin und Takeda Shingen | Kunstauktionshaus Schlosser | €150
3. 2024-06-06 | UTAGAWA YOSHITORA \(JAPANESE, FL. 1850 \- 1880\) | Vallot Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-japanese-fl-1850-1880-212-c-80e4f15884
4. 2024-06-06 | UTAGAWA YOSHITORA \(JAPANESE, FL. 1850 \- 1880\) | Vallot Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-japanese-fl-1850-1880-210-c-e53436b96f
5. 2016-11-17 | Utagawa Yoshitora | Charlton Hall | $360
6. 2015-06-05 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(act. around 1836\-1887\) and Utagawa Yoshikazu \(act. 1848\-1870\) | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €682
7. 2014-06-14 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(act. about 1836\-1887\) & Utagawa Yoshikazu \(act. 1848\-1870\) | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €1,100
8. 2026-05-21 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(Active c. 1850\-1880\) Framed Japanese Ukiyo\-e Woodblock Triptych, Battle of Saijoyama | Lion and Unicorn | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-active-c-1850-1880-framed-japanese-ukiyo-e-woodblock-triptych-battle-of-saijoyama-89-c-5829a4db93
9. 2026-05-02 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(active c.1836–1880\) The Snake’s Eye Umbrella \(Ja\-no\-me\-gasa\) Edo period, circa 1847 Polychrome woodblock print \(nishiki\-e\) | Moorabool Auctions | A$275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-active-c-1836-1880-the-snake-s-eye-umbrella-ja-no-me-gasa-edo-period-circa-1847-polychrome-woodblock-print-nishiki-e-478-c-8d81c5b7b3
10. 2026-04-19 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(Circa 1825\-1882\) Japanese, \(2\) Woodblocks | Sarasota Estate Auction | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-circa-1825-1882-japanese-2-woodblocks-1512-c-ea6ff3ee99
11. 2026-01-10 | Utagawa YOSHITORA "Night Rains in Yoshiwara" Woodb | Roland Auctions NY | $350
12. 2025-12-16 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(Japanese, 1836\-1880\) and Utagawa Yoshikazu \(Japanese, active 1853\-1870\), Two Woodblock Triptychs | Freeman’s | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-japanese-1836-1880-and-utagawa-yoshikazu-japanese-active-1853-1870-two-woodblock-triptychs-327-c-56edde1127
13. 2025-12-13 | Utagawa YOSHITORA "Night Rains in Yoshiwara" Woodb | Roland Auctions NY | N/A
14. 2025-12-04 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(1836\-1887\), Amerikakoku \(America\), 歌川芳虎 \(1836\-1887\)《美利坚国》浮世绘木版画 | Waddington's | CA$1,875 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-1836-1887-amerikakoku-america-1836-1887-315-c-f0cfcec77e
15. 2025-06-24 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(Oldest Pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi\), Kumagadake & Musashino, Ukiyo\-e Woodblock | Dallas Auction Gallery | N/A
16. 2025-05-02 | UTAGAWA YOSHITORA \(JAPAN, 1836\-1880\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-utagawa-yoshitora-japan-1836-1880-1349-c-f8f467aa70
17. 2025-01-16 | UTAGAWA YOSHITORA \(Japan, 1840\-1880\), Battle of Ueno, Tokyo, 1868., Triptych, oban tate\-e, 14.5" x 29" sight. Framed 18" x 31.5". | Eldred's | $200
18. 2024-12-14 | 1847 Japanese wood block print, The Snake's Eye Umbrella, by Utagawa Yoshitora | Moorabool Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1847-japanese-wood-block-print-the-snake-s-eye-umbrella-by-utagawa-yoshitora-253-c-4e24dc1852
19. 2024-12-11 | UTAGAWA YOSHITORA \(1836\-1880\) | Artcurial | N/A
20. 2024-12-11 | Utagawa Yoshitora \(1836 \- 1880\) Dragon & Firefly | Veilinghuis Onder de Boompjes | €65
21. 2024-09-18 | UTAGAWA YOSHITORA \(ACTIVE CIRCA 1836\-1887\) Edo period \(1615\-1868\), 19th century | Bonhams | N/A
22. 2024-08-02 | Utagawa Yoshitora \- Japanese Print \- Ushioda Masanojo Takanori | Floating World Auctions | N/A
23. 2024-08-02 | Utagawa Yoshitora \- Japanese Print \- Act X: Ronin Dressed in Black Coming to Gihei's House to Test his Loyalty | Floating World Auctions | $50
24. 2024-08-02 | Utagawa Yoshitora \- Japanese Print \- Act lX: Honzo About to Commit Suicide; Oboshi about to Leave for Vendetta | Floating World Auctions | $80

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