# Yasumasa Morimura - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T16:17:22.306Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 137
- Lots with prices: 59
- First auction date: 2001-10-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-22
- Median realised price: $5,000
- Price range: $70 to $310,000

## Market Takeaway
Yasumasa Morimura shows solid auction liquidity with 134 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-12.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($5,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $18,750.
- 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: 24.1% (14 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 34.5% (20 sales)
- $10,000\+: 41.4% (24 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 11
- Recent 12 months median: $1,600
- Previous 12 months median: $1,000
- Median shift: 60%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-12
- Days since latest sale: 68
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 33 lots
- Phillips: 20 lots
- Sotheby's: 17 lots
- Art\-Rite: 7 lots
- Finarte: 6 lots
- Mallet Auction: 6 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Weschler's: 5 lots
- Setdart Auction House: 4 lots
- Subastas Segre: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-03 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \(Japan, 1951\) "M' Self \- Portrait Nº40/B \(with | Magna Art Auctions | €5,000
2. 2026-04-22 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \(Japanese, born 1951\) Aimai\-no\-bi \(Ambiguous Beauty\) 1995 archival inkjet print on paper fan, edition of 5000 acco... | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yasumasa-morimura-japanese-born-1951-aimai-no-bi-ambiguous-beauty-1995-archival-inkjet-print-on-paper-fan-edition-of-5000-acco-129-c-c224b58475
3. 2026-03-31 | Yasumasa Morimura \(b. 1951\) "Self\-portrait \(Actress\) / After Faye Dunaway 2", 1996 | Auction Lisbon | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yasumasa-morimura-b-1951-self-portrait-actress-after-faye-dunaway-2-1996-1-c-64ebea54a0
4. 2026-02-26 | Yasumasa Morimura "Ambiguous Beauty" Hand Fan | District Auction | $70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yasumasa-morimura-ambiguous-beauty-hand-fan-1141-c-d3071d766e
5. 2025-12-12 | Yasumasa Morimura \(Japanese, b. 1951\) Aimai\-no\-bi \(Ambiguous Beauty\)\(Norton Family Christmas Project\), 1995 | Freeman’s | N/A
6. 2025-12-09 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \(1951 – \) 9 Visages | Azca Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yasumasa-morimura-1951-9-visages-223-c-24c42e65b4
7. 2025-12-01 | Yasumasa Morimura \(Japanese 1951\). An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo \(Hand\-shaped Earring\). | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €2,400
8. 2025-11-18 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \(1951 – \) 9 Visages | Azca Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yasumasa-morimura-1951-9-visages-188-c-39063647e9
9. 2025-10-28 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \- M'S Self\-Portrait nº48/A | Subastas Segre | N/A
10. 2025-10-28 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \- M'S Self\-Portrait nº82/B | Subastas Segre | N/A
11. 2025-10-28 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \- M'S self\-portrait nº 85/A | Subastas Segre | N/A
12. 2025-10-16 | Yasumasa Morimura \(1951\) \- Untitled, 1990s/2000s | Finarte | N/A
13. 2025-10-16 | Yasumasa Morimura \(1951\) \- Untitled , 1990s/2000s | Finarte | €550
14. 2025-05-01 | Yasumasa Morimura, Queen and Dog | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,600
15. 2024-11-30 | COMETMAN | New Art Est\-Ouest Auctions | ¥80,000
16. 2024-10-22 | Yasumasa Morimura, Self Portrait as Marilyn | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000
17. 2024-10-15 | Yasumasa Morimura \(1951\) \- Untitled, 1995/1996 | Finarte | €380
18. 2024-10-10 | Yasumasa Morimura, Queen and Dog | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | N/A
19. 2024-07-31 | Yasumasa Morimura \(b.1951\) Aimai\-no\-bi \(Ambiguous Beauty\) | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
20. 2024-07-29 | YASUMASA MORIMURA \(Osaka, 1951\). "Doublonage." Photograph, copy 1/10. Signed and titled on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-yasumasa-morimura-osaka-1951-doublonage-photograph-copy-1-10-signed-and-titled-on-the-back-19-c-cbc44f6a79
21. 2024-07-18 | YASUMASA MORIMURA, DAUGHTER OF ART HISTORY. PHOTOGRAPHS BY YASUMASA MORIMURA | Art\-Rite | N/A
22. 2024-07-18 | YASUMASA MORIMURA, DAUGHTER OF ART HISTORY. PHOTOGRAPHS BY YASUMASA MORIMURA | Art\-Rite | N/A
23. 2024-04-23 | Yasumasa Morimura \(1951\) \- Untitled, 1990s/2000s | Finarte | €400
24. 2024-04-11 | Yasumasa Morimura | Brunk Auctions | N/A

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