Shunsho Katsukawa Auction Prices and Value Guide

Shunsho Katsukawa auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 512 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Shunsho Katsukawa auction prices: quick answer

Shunsho Katsukawa auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Shunsho Katsukawa
Source records
512
Market update
2026-02-06

Shunsho Katsukawa market snapshot

Shunsho Katsukawa shows deep auction liquidity with 264 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $730. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 33 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (57.1% · 100 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (36.0% · 63 sales)
  • $10,000+ (6.9% · 12 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$889
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
33
Median shift vs prior year
+77.8%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-03

Artist context

About Shunsho Katsukawa

Born

1726

Died

1792

Nationality

Japanese

Also known as

Katsukawa Shunshō, Katsukawa, Shunshō, Yanagi Masaki, Masateru

Shunsho Katsukawa, also recorded as Katsukawa Shunshō, was an eighteenth-century Japanese painter and printmaker associated with ukiyo-e and the Katsukawa school. Getty ULAN identifies him as a Japanese printmaker and painter born in 1726 and dying in 1792, while Wikidata gives 1793 as the death year. He is especially associated with yakusha-e—woodblock prints representing Kabuki actors—and is also connected with bijin-ga paintings of women. His actor imagery helped define the work for which the Katsukawa school became known, making his name relevant to collectors of Japanese prints, theatrical subjects, and Edo-period painting. Works encountered under his name may include individual actor portraits, other Kabuki-related compositions, and paintings rather than prints. Because several alternate names are recorded for the artist and works may also be described more broadly as Katsukawa-school productions, careful identity matching and object-level attribution remain important.

Ukiyo-eKatsukawa schoolWoodblock printsPaintingKabuki actors in yakusha-e printsBijin-ga images of women

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter woodblock prints depicting Kabuki actors, commonly categorized as yakusha-e, as well as Japanese paintings and bijin-ga subjects. Catalogue records can use the spelling Katsukawa Shunshō or other recorded names, while some objects may carry a broader Katsukawa-school attribution. The distinction between a print, a painting, and a school-attributed work should be preserved when selecting comparables.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal research for a work attributed to Shunsho Katsukawa should begin by identifying whether the object is a woodblock print or a painting and whether its subject belongs to his documented actor-print or bijin-ga practice. Attribution to Shunshō should be distinguished from a broader Katsukawa-school description, with recorded alternate names considered during catalogue research. When public auction evidence is available, the most useful comparisons are lots matched by object type, subject, attribution, sale date, and documented realized price. The collected source pack supports these categories but does not contain a successfully fetched major-auction-house lot record, so it does not justify a specific price estimate or claim about market direction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Japanese woodblock prints
  • Kabuki actor prints (yakusha-e)
  • Japanese paintings
  • Bijin-ga paintings

Value drivers

  1. Object type and medium, particularly the distinction between a woodblock print and a painting
  2. Subject classification, including Kabuki actor imagery and bijin-ga
  3. Attribution under Shunshō's recorded names and separation from broader Katsukawa-school attribution
  4. Comparison with public auction records by work type, sale date, and realized price when suitable records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no successfully fetched major-auction-house biography or lot record, so it does not support a price forecast or market-trend claim.
  • The authority sources disagree on whether the artist died in 1792 or 1793; attribution and dating should therefore be checked against the evidence accompanying the individual object.
  • School attribution should not be treated automatically as attribution to Shunshō himself.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

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