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# Kawai Kanjiro (1890–1966)

Kawai Kanjiro is a Japanese artist with 22 auction lots recorded since 2006, median price $896. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Kawai Kanjiro sold in 2026 for $896, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Kawai Kanjiro work worth?

Across 16 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Kawai Kanjiro work is $896.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Kawai Kanjiro worth?

Across 16 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Kawai Kanjiro work is $896. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is Kawai Kanjiro's auction record?

Kawai Kanjiro's auction record is $7,500, set in 2008. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $7,500 (buyer's premium not included).

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Data last updated 2026-11-03. OpeningBid tracks 15,596,131 auction lots from 579 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Kawai Kanjiro auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/kanjiro-kawai (updated 2026-11-03).

Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.