Youwei Kang Auction Prices and Value Guide

Youwei Kang auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 272 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Youwei Kang auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Youwei Kang
Source records
272
Market update
2026-02-06

Youwei Kang market snapshot

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.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (6.0% · 6 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (19.0% · 19 sales)
  • $10,000+ (75.0% · 75 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$5,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
11
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-18

Artist context

About Youwei Kang

Youwei Kang portrait
Youwei Kang · Public domain · Source

Born

1858

Died

1927

Nationality

Chinese

Also known as

Kang Youwei

Kang Youwei (1858–1927), presented on this page under the name order Youwei Kang, was a Chinese scholar, political thinker, reformer, and calligrapher active during the late Qing period and the early twentieth century. He is chiefly remembered for advocating institutional reform and for his influence during the short-lived Hundred Days’ Reform. Following its suppression, he lived outside China for a period and continued promoting constitutional monarchy. His place in auction and collecting contexts is connected especially with calligraphy, where the historical identity of the writer can be as important as the visual qualities of the work. Collectors may encounter his name in either Chinese or Western name order. Because the available institutional evidence in this source pack is stronger for his political and intellectual biography than for a detailed artistic chronology, individual works require careful examination rather than assumptions based solely on an auction listing’s artist name.

Calligraphy

Common works and media

The collected biographical sources identify Kang Youwei as a calligrapher, making calligraphic material the clearest supported work type for this page. The source pack does not establish a reliable list of recurring formats, subjects, titled works, print editions, paintings, sculptures, or recognized series. Any object offered under his name should therefore be described according to its visible medium, format, inscriptions, seals, support, and condition, while attribution remains subject to specialist examination.

Market and appraisal context

Works attributed to Kang Youwei should be evaluated through object-specific evidence and relevant public auction comparisons. The current source pack supports his association with calligraphy but does not document individual formats, inscriptions, seals, dates, dimensions, condition, provenance, or authentication history. Those gaps prevent a responsible artist-specific price forecast. Name matching also requires care because catalogues may use either Kang Youwei or Youwei Kang. When suitable auction records are available, an appraisal should compare genuinely similar works and distinguish firm attribution from looser catalogue language. Realized prices should be considered alongside sale date, auction-house description, physical characteristics, provenance, and condition rather than treated as interchangeable results.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Calligraphy

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected sources identify Kang Youwei as a calligrapher but provide no readable lot-level evidence about formats, inscriptions, seals, dimensions, condition, provenance, attribution, or realized prices.
  • No price trend, scarcity conclusion, or artist-specific valuation adjustment can be supported from this source pack alone.
  • Name order varies between Youwei Kang and Kang Youwei, so auction-record matching should account for both forms.

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Youwei Kang

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Youwei Kang 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.

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Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.