Shuzo Auction House

Shuzo Auction House is an Okataian founded corporation headquartered in Oka City. It is currently one of the Asia's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate, and collectibles, Shzo's operation is divided into three segments: auction, finance, and dealer. The company’s services range from corporate art services to private sales. It is named after Oye Shuzo of the Shuzo Clan. The Shuzo clan is itself a large art collecting family and there have been accusations of the family enhancing prices.

=Buying & Selling=

Interested buyers can find out what is up for sale at Shuzo's through browsing Shuzo's e-catalogues, visiting Shuzo's presale exhibitions, purchasing Shuzo's print catalogues and registering for the listserv for e-mail alerts. Buyers can register to bid in person at Shuzo's offices, or online on Shuzo's website. Shuzo's requires that prospective buyers provide government-issued proof of identity and a bank reference (where required). Once registration is approved, there are four ways buyers can bid at Shuzo's: buyers can choose to bid in person at the auction rooms, place bids online in real time through BIDnow or LiveBid, register to Telephone Bid with a representative from Shuzo's and submit an Absentee Bid online. When a bid is successful, Shuzo's calculates and sums the hammer price, the buyer’s premium, and local taxes (if any). The winning bidder can choose to pay with cash, cheque, money order or wire transfer. Credit card acceptance varies upon location.

Interested sellers are required to fill out the Shuzo's Auction Estimate Form, providing thorough information on the item and email the form and a photograph of the item to the auction house. Once accepted as appropriate for an auction, the seller and auction house sign a contract, which sets out the reserve price and the seller’s commission. If bidding on a seller’s lot does not reach the reserve price, Shuzo's does not sell the item at the auction.

=Notable Sales=


 * 1995 - President Kibe Shino's Car - US$ 4.800.000
 * 1999 - Kaga Kenko, Blue Landscape - US$ 6.780.000
 * 2002 - Naito Anzai, The Ninth Wave - US$ 7.400.000
 * 2008 - Tone Eizo, Untitled - US$ 5.200.000
 * 2009 - Tanji Natsu, Brittle - US$ 4.800.000
 * 2011 - Tada Kaho, Blue Landscape - US$ 5.900.000
 * 2013 - Tamai Kinji, Butterfly I - US$ 6,160,000
 * 2015 - Tamai Kinji, Butterfly II - US$ 7,588,000
 * 2018 - Naito Anzai, Inopportune: Stage Two, - US$ 28,800,000 - ''Most Expensive Art Installation sold"