Satoru Hoshino

Japanese | 1945

Satoru Hoshino is a Japanese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1945.

How much does a Satoru Hoshino cost?

Satoru Hoshino's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 23,717 USD for decorative arts, and 10,710 USD for sculptures.

What is Satoru Hoshino's most expensive decorative art?

Since 2018 the record price for this artist at auction is 23,717 USD for 'Spring Snow 11 L-1', sold at Phillips London in 2025.

Their work will be on exhibit at 67 York Street Gallery in London on August 20, 2026. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Nonaka-Hill, Los Angeles have featured Satoru Hoshino's work in the past.

Satoru Hoshino in the news

Satoru Hoshino has been featured in articles for The Hindu, The Brooklyn Rail and Wallpaper . The most recent article is India Art Fair: In Capital Form? written for The Hindu in January 2019.

At Auction

Notable Lots

A textured, organic-looking ceramic bowl with a mossy green glaze and embedded white fragments.

"SPRING SNOW" (PARTIAL GLAZED STONEWARE VESSEL), CA. 2012 , 2012

By Satoru Hoshino

Satoru Hoshino Untitled - Satoru Hoshino

Satoru Hoshino Untitled , 4

By Satoru Hoshino

-35%

below mid-estimate

A minimalist black sculpture featuring a smooth handle emerging from a rough, cellular base.

Wall Sculpture

By Satoru Hoshino

-19%

below mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

A dark, textured block with a porous surface against a stark white background.

Contours Behind II-3 , 1999

By Satoru Hoshino

-8%

below mid-estimate

New Auction

A dark, textured sculpture resembling a crumpled mass or organic form.

Black Horse in the Dark , 2004

By Satoru Hoshino

Larsen Gallery

A dark, organic sculpture with a rough, layered texture set against a stark white background.

Finger on Ear , 2007

By Satoru Hoshino

Quittenbaum

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Upcoming Exhibitions

CHAWAN: 50 tea bowls by contemporary Japanese ceramic makers

67 York Street Gallery

Marylebone | London | UK

Aug 20, 2026 - Sep 01, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Tokonoma Workshop

Nonaka-Hill, Los Angeles

Hollywood | Los Angeles | California | USA

Nov 18, 2025 - Dec 20, 2025

Satoru Hoshino & Masaomi Yasunaga: Sea of Mud, Wall of Flame

Nonaka-Hill, Kyoto

Kyoto | Japan

Jun 14, 2025 - Aug 09, 2025

VIEW 13 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

India Art Fair: In Capital Form?

The Hindu Jan 25, 2019

Despite a few bumps along the way, including a majority stakeholder moving out, the 11th edition of the annual contemporary art fair is forging ahead — with 75 participants, curated walks and more

Indian Ceramics Triennale: Breaking Ground

The Brooklyn Rail Nov 16, 2018

Although lacking the transparency of a blown glass or the tensile strength of a metal, clay has many unique qualities of its own—for example, a pliability that makes it responsive to a maneuvering touch that can render its texture both rough and smooth.

Clay Nation: India Gets Its First Ceramics Triennale

The Hindu Aug 10, 2018

As artists from around the country and abroad come together for the Indian Ceramics Triennale later this month, they tell us why clay is no longer a second-class citizen in the art world

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Coverage

“ ..Hoshino began producing Surface Strata and Depth in 1978 using the kokuto (black ware) method... ”
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ARTCOURT Gallery

“ ..For Hoshino himself, these fluid and shifting shapes that manifested as wave patterns were to become important, persistent motifs running through the evolution of his later work... ”
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“ ..Hoshino continued the Surface Strata and Depth series until 1982, when he was beset with the feeling that something was lacking in the static objects of his work... ”
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“ ..“I would like to continue to indicate, within the process of creation, the orientation of living in harmony with the clay.” Perhaps this will be an opportunity for Hoshino to manifest some contemplation... ”
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“ ..An important early work, Hoshino refers to it as his starting point as an artist... ”
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