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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. Vase by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed stoneware, sold Jun 2023
    Vase, c. 1985
    Sculpture
    7½ h x 6½ dia in (19 x 17 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 189
    $1,512≈ £1,219≈ €1,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu, 2009, glazed porcelain, sold Jun 2023
    Untitled, 2009
    Sculpture
    6⅛ h x 6 dia in (16 x 15 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 190
    $8,190≈ £6,601≈ €7,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
  3. Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1995, glazed porcelain, sold Jun 2023
    Bowl, c. 1995
    Sculpture
    2¼ h x 5½ dia in (6 x 14 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 191
    $756≈ £609≈ €708Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  4. Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1995, glazed porcelain, sold Jun 2023
    Untitled, c. 1995
    Sculpture
    4⅛ h x 3¾ dia in (10 x 10 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 192
    $6,048≈ £4,875≈ €5,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  5. Untitled (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed porcelain, sold Jun 2023
    Untitled (with rattle), c. 1985
    Sculpture
    3½ h x 3½ dia in (9 x 9 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 193
    $3,276≈ £2,640≈ €3,067Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  6. Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1990, glazed porcelain, sold Jun 2023
    Untitled, c. 1990
    Sculpture
    5¼ h x 5¾ dia in (13 x 15 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 194
    $2,520≈ £2,031≈ €2,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. Untitled (Blue Jazz) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 2006, glazed porcelain with sgraffito, sold May 2023
    Untitled (Blue Jazz), c. 2006
    Sculpture
    15½ h x 14 dia in (39 x 36 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 595
    $30,240≈ £24,159≈ €27,763Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu, 2006, glazed porcelain with sgraffito, sold May 2023
    Untitled, 2006
    Sculpture
    16½ h x 7¾ dia in (42 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 596
    $21,420≈ £17,113≈ €19,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Untitled (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1990, glazed porcelain, sold May 2023
    Untitled (with rattle), c. 1990
    Sculpture
    6½ h x 5½ dia in (17 x 14 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 597
    $6,300≈ £5,033≈ €5,784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1995, glazed porcelain, sold May 2023
    Untitled, c. 1995
    Sculpture
    5¾ h x 4¾ dia in (15 x 12 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 598
    $5,292≈ £4,228≈ €4,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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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