# Youwei Kang - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-19T01:47:19.132Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 203
- Lots with prices: 129
- First auction date: 1992-03-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-24
- Median realised price: $60,000
- Price range: $92 to $5,660,000

## Market Takeaway
Youwei Kang shows deep auction liquidity with 150 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $90,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-18.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($90,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $9,375 and $250,000.
- 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: 6% (6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19% (19 sales)
- $10,000\+: 75% (75 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 11
- Recent 12 months median: $5,000
- Previous 12 months median: $75,600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-18
- Days since latest sale: 31
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 71 lots
- China Arts Auction: 26 lots
- Sotheby's: 20 lots
- Bonhams: 16 lots
- Golden State Auction Gallery: 11 lots
- Linwoods Auction: 8 lots
- Auction Co., Ltd. Fujian China: 5 lots
- Montgomery Auction: 5 lots
- Potomack Company: 5 lots
- William's Auctions, LLC: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-01-12 | Vertical Scroll of Calligraphy by Kang Youwei | Hotspot Auctions | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-vertical-scroll-of-calligraphy-by-kang-youwei-517-c-ba04bb49cd
2. 2024-12-14 | 1889 KANG YOUWEI 康有為 CALLIGRAPHY LONG HAND SCROLL | Lauren Gallery | $20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1889-kang-youwei-calligraphy-long-hand-scroll-402-c-2ca446bb42
3. 2024-11-06 | Kang Youwei \(1858\-1927\), Yu Shaosong \(1882\-1949\), Two sets of painting and calligraphy | Sotheby's | £12,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-yu-shaosong-1882-1949-two-sets-of-painting-and-calligraphy-114-c-f9c42f4b2a
4. 2024-06-27 | Kang Youwei, attributed to, Calligraphy Couplets | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-attributed-to-calligraphy-couplets-10-c-e8140c59e8
5. 2026-05-24 | Kang Youwei\(1858\-1927\): Calligraphy Couplet | California Asian Art Auction Gallery USA | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-calligraphy-couplet-2170-c-4e7254320e
6. 2026-04-29 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\). Seven\-Character Calligraphic Couplet. A pair of ha | Christie's | HK$381,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-seven-character-calligraphic-couplet-a-pair-of-ha-272-c-b97e25fb5b
7. 2026-04-27 | Kang Youwei 'Calligraphy in Four Lines' Ink on Paper | Tokyo Kirin Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-calligraphy-in-four-lines-ink-on-paper-1535-c-ed10050944
8. 2026-04-18 | A PAIR OF CALLIGRAPHIC COUPLETS, BY KANG YOUWEI | Fukuoka Yumekai Auction | ¥70,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-pair-of-calligraphic-couplets-by-kang-youwei-265-c-2aa93765a9
9. 2026-03-28 | Kang Youwei, Calligraphy | Fung Ngai Auctioneers \(HK\) | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-calligraphy-117-c-dc2488a19e
10. 2026-03-27 | Kang Youwei, Five\-Character Couplet in Running Script | Japan International Industry Co Ltd | ¥580,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-five-character-couplet-in-running-script-1011-c-4f607cf1b0
11. 2026-03-24 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\) Calligraphy in Running Script | Bonhams | $9,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-calligraphy-in-running-script-537-c-9a78bd5f0b
12. 2026-03-24 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\) Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams | $15,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-couplet-in-running-script-536-c-ddd38cb4c8
13. 2026-03-08 | KANG YOUWEI, ATTRIBUTED TO, CALLIGRAPHY, HANGING SCROLL | China Arts Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-attributed-to-calligraphy-hanging-scroll-369-c-191f4fe0a8
14. 2026-02-10 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\). Eight\-character Calligraphic Couplet. A pair of ha | Christie's | HK$330,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-eight-character-calligraphic-couplet-a-pair-of-ha-129-c-5e4ff05ce5
15. 2026-01-23 | Kang Youwei, Calligraphy Ink on paper, hanging scroll | Fung Ngai Auctioneers \(HK\) | HK$600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-calligraphy-ink-on-paper-hanging-scroll-108-c-31c5572dc2
16. 2026-01-18 | Kang Youwei \(1858\-1927\), attributed to, Calligraphy | Hotspot Auctions | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-attributed-to-calligraphy-309-c-8e94756630
17. 2025-11-09 | Kang Youwei, Calligraphy Couplet. | Montgomery Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-calligraphy-couplet-1220-c-cdbb3532bd
18. 2025-11-05 | Kang Youwei, Calligraphy in Running Script | Sotheby's | £25,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-calligraphy-in-running-script-195-c-d1c16a0960
19. 2025-10-29 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\). Calligraphy. Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on pa | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-calligraphy-scroll-mounted-and-framed-ink-on-pa-276-c-855da1eb13
20. 2025-10-29 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\). Calligraphy in Running Script. Scroll, mounted and | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-calligraphy-in-running-script-scroll-mounted-and-275-c-855d1eb37a
21. 2025-10-29 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\). Calligraphy. A set of four scrolls, mounted and fr | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-calligraphy-a-set-of-four-scrolls-mounted-and-fr-231-c-8557c92b1f
22. 2025-05-29 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\), CALLIGRAPHY | A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | CA$3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-calligraphy-3173-c-a4b454fbdd
23. 2025-05-01 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\). Poem in Running Script. Hanging scroll, ink on sat | Christie's | HK$352,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-poem-in-running-script-hanging-scroll-ink-on-sat-656-c-abe4305a7d
24. 2025-05-01 | KANG YOUWEI \(1858\-1927\). Five\-character Calligraphic Couplet in Running Scr | Christie's | HK$189,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kang-youwei-1858-1927-five-character-calligraphic-couplet-in-running-scr-637-c-2df4166a3a

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