{"slug":"raku-konyu","artist_id":"cba37f0a-74b7-47ad-9164-f73a4c050dde","canonical_slug":"raku-konyu","name":"Raku Konyu","built_at":"2026-11-01","categories":[{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":9,"sold_n":9,"median_price_usd_minor":204800,"record_price_usd_minor":512000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-04-02","first_sale_year":2024}],"sizes":[],"notable":[],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":204800,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-30","value_block_hash":"c9ebf9f46b9efeb81dfe3d3e4a879d749d1884ec","value":{"slug":"raku-konyu","name":"Raku Konyu","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-04-02","results_total":9,"houses_total":3,"first_year":2024,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":204800,"p25_usd_minor":153488,"p75_usd_minor":308046,"n":8,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"A Red Raku Ware Tea Bowl","work_year":"1857","usd_minor":512000,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2026,"sale_month":"2026-04","house_name":"Bonhams","lot_id":"a268439a-26f5-4b07-81d9-89cbde52a1fc"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":8,"median_usd_minor":204800}],"by_size":[{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":8,"median_usd_minor":204800}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"A Red Raku Ware Tea Bowl","work_year":"1857","medium":"Red Raku ware","usd_minor":512000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"a268439a-26f5-4b07-81d9-89cbde52a1fc"},{"rank":2,"title":"A Red Raku Ware Tea Bowl","work_year":null,"medium":"Red Raku ware","usd_minor":512000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"17f8716d-7569-46cb-81ca-36663e30f50a"},{"rank":3,"title":"Black tea bowl","work_year":null,"medium":"Black glaze with red splashes, unglazed underside","usd_minor":240061,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Koller Auktionen","sale_month":"2024-11","lot_id":"e6feaf86-b102-4de0-9473-2f484d59e0a5"},{"rank":4,"title":"Tachizuru (Standing Cranes)","work_year":null,"medium":"Red Raku Ware","usd_minor":204800,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"624fa4e3-3c8f-4826-a744-e5f468996cc1"},{"rank":5,"title":"Tachizuru (Standing Cranes)","work_year":"1857","medium":"Red Raku ware","usd_minor":204800,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"4d31450c-06c5-4227-a983-a8cf9a0fd1db"},{"rank":6,"title":"RAKU KŌNYŪ (KICHIZAEMON XII, 1857-1932) A Red Raku Ware Tea Bowl Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho era (1912-1926), before 1919","work_year":"1857","medium":"Red Raku ware with red, black, white, and clear glazes","usd_minor":166400,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-03","lot_id":"5027e1d0-f4b9-4738-bafa-6b49d6adcf38"},{"rank":7,"title":"A Red Raku Ware Tea Bowl","work_year":"1857","medium":"Tea bowl","usd_minor":114750,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2025-03","lot_id":"440f6699-d3c6-4762-b475-6bc241a6c333"},{"rank":8,"title":"An Amber Glaze Raku Ware Incense Burner with Trigram Design","work_year":"1857","medium":"Amber glaze Raku ware","usd_minor":102400,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2026-03","lot_id":"e795fd92-9bcd-4edf-92f2-b93812ea30e6"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 9 auction results for Raku Konyu at 3 houses since 2024. Over the last 24 months the median price was $2,048 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,535–$3,080, n=8). The auction record is $5,120 for A Red Raku Ware Tea Bowl (2026, Bonhams). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Raku Konyu value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}