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Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,100 including buyer’s premium (middle half $641–$2,275, n=11). The auction record is $8,190 for A cast bronze figure of a monkey, signed Genryu-sai Seiya zo, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century | 銅製置物 猿 現龍斎誠谷製、明治時代、19世紀後期 | 日本 明治 十九世紀末 銅靈猴置物 (2022, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Genryusai Seiya value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}