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Toshiko Takaezu

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)

$541,800≈ £433,128≈ €491,875Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMoonRago Auctions786lots offered2005–2026years recorded99%sold (779)$3.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Moon by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed stoneware, sold Apr 2023MoonRago Auctions · $541,800≈ £433,128≈ €491,875Sign up to see
  2. Spring Moon (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, 2000, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2023Spring Moon (with rattle)Rago Auctions · $176,400≈ £145,509≈ €168,048Sign up to see
  3. Moon (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1992, glazed stoneware, sold Jun 2024Moon (with rattle)Rago Auctions · $163,800≈ £128,370≈ €152,160Sign up to see

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  1. Early bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, 1966, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2023
    Early bowl, 1966
    Sculpture
    3⅜ h x 12 dia in (9 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 154
    $4,032≈ £3,326≈ €3,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1978, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2023
    Untitled, c. 1978
    Sculpture
    8 h x 11 dia in (20 x 28 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 155
    $6,048≈ £4,989≈ €5,762Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2023
    Untitled
    Sculpture
    6 h x 5¼ dia in (15 x 13 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 216
    $4,585≈ £3,800≈ €4,380Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  4. Tea bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2023
    Tea bowl
    Sculpture
    3¾ h x 5¼ w x 4¾ d in (10 x 13 x 12 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 217
    $2,268≈ £1,880≈ €2,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  5. Untitled (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2023
    Untitled (with rattle)
    Sculpture
    6½ h x 4¾ d in (17 x 12 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 218
    $2,772≈ £2,298≈ €2,648Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  6. Plate by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2023
    Plate
    Sculpture
    2½ h x 11½ dia in (6 x 29 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 219
    $1,197≈ £992≈ €1,143Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. Two-spouted teapot by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2023
    Two-spouted teapot
    Sculpture
    2⅜ h x 8½ w x 3¾ d in (6 x 22 x 10 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 220
    $1,290≈ £1,069≈ €1,232Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  8. Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2023
    Bowl
    Sculpture
    1¾ h x 4⅞ dia in (4 x 12 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 221
    $786≈ £651≈ €751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Wright ↗
  9. Plate by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2023
    Plate
    Sculpture
    1½ h x 11¼ dia in (4 x 29 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 222
    $524≈ £434≈ €501Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  10. Tile by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2023
    Tile
    Sculpture
    1 h x 10½ w x 10½ d in (3 x 27 x 27 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 223
    $328≈ £272≈ €313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Toshiko Takaezu that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Toshiko Takaezu sculpture (731)

Toshiko Takaezu signature

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

Placement

  • on the base2

Form

  • 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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