If you’re weighing whether to buy or sell ceramics and craft, questions naturally arise: “What are Kita\u014dji Rosanjin’s works selling for?” and “How should we read the craft auction market?”<\/p>\n
At the special Kita\u014dji Rosanjin auction held on April 23, 2026, all 402 lots offered sold \u2014 a 100% sell-through. But to read the first half of 2026 accurately, you need to look beyond this one special sale, at both the sold and the unsold lots in ordinary modern-ceramics auctions.<\/p>\n
In the first half of 2026, reading a craft auction meant checking more than the artist’s name: the vessel type, the period of making, the provenance, the tomobako, the state of preservation, the rarity, and the format of the sale, each on its own terms.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
This article examines the official results of two sales published by Shinwa Auction: the ordinary sale of March 28, 2026, and the special Kita\u014dji Rosanjin auction of April 23.<\/p>\n
Rather than simply lining up “what sold for how much,” it sorts out what the prices can confirm, what the public record alone cannot judge, and what to keep in mind when using auction results as a reference for buying or selling.<\/p>\n
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