> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/shiro-tsujimura · updated 2026-11-02

# Shiro Tsujimura (b. 1947)

## What is Shiro Tsujimura’s work worth? {#value}

As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 53 auction results for Shiro Tsujimura at 15 houses since 2006. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,208 including buyer’s premium (middle half $454–$1,553, n=12). The auction record is $22,629 for Large storage jar (2022, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large storage jar | Stoneware | $22,629 | Sotheby's | Jul 2022 |
| 2 | Tsubo Grande Jarre Shigaraki, circa 1990 | Céramique à couverte naturelle | $18,971 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2022 |
| 3 | Tsubo (grande jarre), circa 1998 | Céramique en grès de Shigaraki | $17,825 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Oct 2021 |
| 4 | Maritsubo (grande jarre ronde), circa 2010 | Céramique à couverte blanche de style Kohiki | $9,068 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Oct 2021 |
| 5 | A Large Stoneware Jar, 1947 | A Large Stoneware Jar | $7,560 | Christie's | Jan 2012 |
| 6 | Monumental jar, 1990 | Stoneware | $7,164 | Bonhams | Apr 2023 |
| 7 | Large Iga stoneware bowl | Stoneware | $6,336 | Sotheby's | Jul 2022 |
| 8 | Uzukumaru (vase pour la cérémonie du thé Chanoyu), circa 2010 | Céramique en grès de Shigaraki | $5,239 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Oct 2021 |
| 9 | Kohiki Style Globular jar, 1947 | Jar | $5,040 | Christie's | Mar 2025 |
| 10 | Iga faceted flower vase | Stoneware | $4,224 | Sotheby's | Jul 2022 |


**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 35 | $2,015 |

**Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 34 | $1,909 |

Data as of 3 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 53 results from 15 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Shiro Tsujimura is a Japanese artist with 61 auction lots recorded since 2006, median price $1,657. 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 Shiro Tsujimura sold in 2025 for $1,890, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Shiro Tsujimura work worth?

Across 51 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Shiro Tsujimura work is $1,657.

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.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on Paper | 1 | — | — | 0% | — |
| Masterpieces (top of market) | 3 | $18,971 | $22,629 | — | 2022-07-26 |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Shiro Tsujimura worth?

Across 51 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Shiro Tsujimura work is $1,657. 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 Shiro Tsujimura's auction record?

Shiro Tsujimura's auction record is $22,629, set in 2022.

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Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Shiro Tsujimura auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/shiro-tsujimura (updated 2026-11-02).

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.