{"slug":"kato-tsubusa","artist_id":"1ff8a572-ce8b-459c-8e7f-7a1ec0dc8e45","canonical_slug":"kato-tsubusa","name":"Katō Tsubusa","built_at":"2026-11-01","categories":[{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":8,"sold_n":7,"median_price_usd_minor":40900,"record_price_usd_minor":76800,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":87.5,"last_sale_date":"2026-04-02","first_sale_year":2024}],"sizes":[],"notable":[],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":64000,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-25","value_block_hash":"eacf833b9169e545269515e4020b482bcf7c8e28","value":{"slug":"kato-tsubusa","name":"Katō Tsubusa","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-04-02","results_total":7,"houses_total":2,"first_year":2024,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":52450,"p25_usd_minor":33250,"p75_usd_minor":64000,"n":6,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"A Pale Porcelain Chawan (Tea Bowl)","work_year":"1962","usd_minor":76800,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2026,"sale_month":"2026-04","house_name":"Bonhams","lot_id":"a6f036a4-2aa8-4dcb-b167-2d5e6cf9ef04"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":5,"median_usd_minor":64000}],"by_size":[{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":6,"median_usd_minor":52450}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"A Pale Porcelain Chawan (Tea Bowl)","work_year":"1962","medium":"Pale porcelain","usd_minor":76800,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"a6f036a4-2aa8-4dcb-b167-2d5e6cf9ef04"},{"rank":2,"title":"A Pale Blue Green-Glazed Porcelain Mizusashi (Fresh-Water Jar)","work_year":"1962","medium":"Pale blue green-glazed porcelain","usd_minor":64000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"74c0e016-6580-4cce-b8ca-15983d00e81d"},{"rank":3,"title":"A Pale Blue Green-Glazed Porcelain Mizusashi (Fresh-Water Jar)","work_year":"2015","medium":"Pale blue green-glazed porcelain","usd_minor":64000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"addad7af-afb8-4f86-90ad-f5f3d6df316e"},{"rank":4,"title":"Shamo (Gamecock)","work_year":"1962","medium":"White porcelain worked by hand and partially covered in a transparent blue glaze","usd_minor":40900,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"1b653613-830d-47fe-a7ef-ffb0cac5544f"},{"rank":5,"title":"A Seihakuji (Blue-White Porcelain) Dish","work_year":null,"medium":"Seihakuji (Blue-White Porcelain)","usd_minor":30700,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"ba7011cf-5063-4d83-97ae-a754d3cbc0cb"},{"rank":6,"title":"Seihakuji (Blue-White Porcelain) Dish","work_year":"1962","medium":"Blue-white porcelain","usd_minor":30700,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"df27dcf5-5e14-45d0-b648-7332496c9fd1"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 7 auction results for Katō Tsubusa at 2 houses since 2024. Over the last 24 months the median price was $525 including buyer’s premium (middle half $333–$640, n=6). The auction record is $768 for A Pale Porcelain Chawan (Tea Bowl) (2026, Bonhams). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Katō Tsubusa value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}