Tadashi Asoma Auction Prices and Value Guide
Tadashi Asoma auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 173 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Tadashi Asoma auction prices: quick answer
Tadashi Asoma auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Tadashi Asoma
- Source records
- 173
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Tadashi Asoma market snapshot
Tadashi Asoma shows solid auction liquidity with 96 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $850. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-20.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (51.9% · 41 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (41.8% · 33 sales)
- $10,000+ (6.3% · 5 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $480
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 11
- Median shift vs prior year
- +60.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-20
Artist context
About Tadashi Asoma
Born
1923
Died
2017
Nationality
Japanese
Also known as
遊馬正
Tadashi Asoma (1923–2017) was a painter identified in Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and Art UK authority records. Wikidata describes him as Japanese, while VIAF's consolidated record uses the description Japanese American painter; the available sources therefore support a Japanese identity and an American association without documenting citizenship details. The collected institutional records do not establish a named movement, school, training history, or exact birth and death dates. Collectors encounter Asoma chiefly through the secondary market, where matched records are grouped under fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These broad auction labels should not be treated as a complete catalogue of his oeuvre. Identity checks should compare the artist's name, the Japanese form 遊馬正, life dates, medium, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and the object itself before assigning a work to Asoma.
Painting
Common works and media
The source pack most securely identifies Asoma as a painter. In auction and appraisal contexts, matched material is organized into paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Because these are broad market classifications rather than a catalogue raisonné, each object's medium, technique, signature, date, edition status, and provenance should be verified independently.
Market and appraisal context
Public auction records for Tadashi Asoma are best used as comparable-sale evidence rather than as a fixed price guide. Relevant comparisons should involve works with similar medium, dimensions, date, subject matter, condition, and attribution status. Signatures, inscriptions, edition details, restoration, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect how confidently a lot can be identified and compared. Realized prices should be checked on a like-for-like basis because reported totals may differ in their treatment of buyer's premiums or fees. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in public datasets, so an appraisal should combine market records with direct inspection and supporting documentation.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable public auction sales for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Art UK museum or university
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Tadashi Asoma 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 Tadashi Asoma artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.