Miyagawa Shuntei Auction Prices and Value Guide
Miyagawa Shuntei auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 203 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Miyagawa Shuntei auction prices: quick answer
Miyagawa Shuntei auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Miyagawa Shuntei
- Source records
- 203
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Miyagawa Shuntei market snapshot
Miyagawa Shuntei shows developing auction liquidity with 40 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-24.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (92.3% · 24 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (7.7% · 2 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $100
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- +25.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-24
Artist context
About Miyagawa Shuntei
Born
1873
Died
1914
Nationality
Japanese
Also known as
Shuntei Miyagawa, 宮川 春汀, Watanabe Morikichi, 洗圭
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873–1914) was a Japanese artist associated with ukiyo-e printmaking during the Meiji period. Authority records identify him as Miyagawa Shuntei and also reverse the name as Shuntei Miyagawa. A French biographical entry gives his birth name as Watanabe Morikichi and places his birth in Aichi Prefecture, while a Japanese entry describes him as a pupil of 富岡永洗 and records the alternate art names 洗圭 and 漁史. The collected evidence therefore presents Shuntei primarily as a print artist working within the late ukiyo-e tradition, although Wikidata uses the broader occupation label “painter.” Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with Japanese prints catalogued under one of these identity variants. Because the available source pack is stronger on identity than on a complete catalogue of works, an object's title, subject, date, series, and signature should be checked against authoritative cataloguing before publication or appraisal.
Ukiyo-eUkiyo-e prints
Common works and media
The source pack specifically identifies Shuntei with ukiyo-e prints. It does not establish a complete catalogue of media, recurring subjects, named series, or edition practices. In an appraisal context, describe the object itself—including its format, inscriptions, title or series wording, dimensions, and condition—without assuming that every work attributed to Shuntei has the same production characteristics.
Market and appraisal context
The collected sources establish Miyagawa Shuntei's identity and association with ukiyo-e, but they do not provide accessible lot-level results, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, or edition information. The material therefore cannot support a price trend or a ranking of subjects and series. An appraisal should first confirm the attribution and record the object's title or series wording, medium, measurements, inscriptions, physical condition, and provenance. Those observations can then be compared with relevant public auction records by work type and sale date when suitable records are available. The Appraisily artist endpoint was rate-limited during collection, so its underlying auction entries could not be inspected from this source pack.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Japanese ukiyo-e prints
Value drivers
- Secure attribution under Miyagawa Shuntei or a documented alternate name
Appraisal caveats
- Do not infer price trends from identity sources alone.
- Verify the object and use closely matched public auction comparables before reaching a valuation conclusion.
- Treat titles, series, subjects, formats, and edition details as unconfirmed until supported by object-level or catalogue evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Miyagawa Shuntei worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Miyagawa Shuntei artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.