Toshiko Takaezu

American · 1922–2011 · Painter

Toshiko Takaezu was an American ceramic artist, painter, sculptor, textile artist and educator whose body of work spanned a wide range of mediums, including ceramics, weavings,… (Wikipedia)

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MoonRago Auctions · Apr 2023$541,800≈ £433,128≈ €491,875Sign up to see
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Bowl, c. 1980
Sculpture
2½ h x 4¼ dia in (6 x 11 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 284
$917≈ £736≈ €844Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Green Moon (with rattle), 1993
Sculpture
24 h x 23 w x 23 d in (61 x 58 x 58 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2023 · Lot 126
$107,100≈ £87,357≈ €100,178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Makaha Blue, 1993
Sculpture
47¾ h x 17 w x 17¼ d in (121 x 43 x 44 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2023 · Lot 127
$126,000≈ £102,773≈ €117,856Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Makaha Blue, 1994
Sculpture
31½ h x 10½ w x 10 d in (80 x 27 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2023 · Lot 128
$44,100≈ £35,971≈ €41,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled, 1991
Sculpture
33 h x 22½ w x 21 d in (84 x 57 x 53 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2023 · Lot 129
$44,100≈ £35,971≈ €41,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Momo, 2000
Sculpture
16 h x 11 dia in (41 x 28 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2023 · Lot 131
$30,240≈ £24,666≈ €28,285Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Mahina White (Crater Moon), 1989
Sculpture
26½ h x 28½ dia in (67 x 72 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2023 · Lot 132
$63,000≈ £51,387≈ €58,928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Moon, c. 1995
Sculpture
20½ h x 22½ dia in (52 x 57 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2023 · Lot 134
$69,300≈ £56,525≈ €64,821Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled (with rattle), c. 1995
Sculpture
8 h x 5½ dia in (20 x 14 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 3, 2023 · Lot 214
$8,515≈ £6,921≈ €7,956Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Bowl, c. 1975
Sculpture
3¼ h x 10 dia in (8 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 3, 2023 · Lot 215
$504≈ £410≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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Toshiko Takaezu signature

14 catalogued lots by Toshiko Takaezu record a signature line. Most often: signed.

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on the base2

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signed10
initialled2
signed and dated1
signed in pencil1

Signed and dated to underside — Plate, Abell Auction Company, Apr 24, 2026
Signed — 1922-2011, Plate, Abell Auction Company, Apr 2, 2026
Signed 2 1/8 x 11 3/4 in — 1922-2011, Bowl, Abell Auction Company, Sep 18, 2025

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About Toshiko Takaezu

Toshiko Takaezu was an American ceramic artist, painter, sculptor, textile artist and educator whose body of work spanned a wide range of mediums, including ceramics, weavings, bronzes, and paintings. She was noted for her pioneering work in ceramics and played an important role in the international revival of interest in the ceramic arts. Takaezu is known for her rounded, closed ceramic forms which broke from traditions of clay as a medium for functional objects. Instead she explored clay's potential for aesthetic expression, taking on Abstract Expressionist concepts in a manner that places her work in the realm of postwar abstractionism. She was of Japanese descent and from Pepeʻekeo, Hawaii.

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