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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 Auctions768lots offered2005–2026years recorded99%sold (761)$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. Closed Form by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2022
    Closed Form, c. 1980
    Sculpture
    7 h x 6 dia in (18 x 15 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 663
    $5,625≈ £5,086≈ €5,767Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Double-Spouted Bottle by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1958, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2022
    Double-Spouted Bottle, c. 1958
    Sculpture
    9 h x 7½ w x 5 d in (23 x 19 x 13 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 664
    $16,250≈ £14,694≈ €16,660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Plates, set of five by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2022
    Plates, set of five, c. 1980
    Sculpture
    ½ h x 7¾ w x 7¾ d in (1 x 20 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 665
    $1,235≈ £1,117≈ €1,266Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Plates, set of five by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2022
    Plates, set of five, c. 1980
    Sculpture
    ¾ h x 10 w x 10 d in (2 x 25 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 666
    $2,000≈ £1,808≈ €2,050Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Untitled (collection of five plates) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1970, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2022
    Untitled (collection of five plates), c. 1970
    Sculpture
    10½ h x 10½ w in (27 x 27 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 667
    $4,000≈ £3,617≈ €4,101Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Plates, set of five by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2022
    Plates, set of five, c. 1980
    Sculpture
    ¾ h x 6 w x 6 d in (2 x 15 x 15 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 668
    $1,625≈ £1,469≈ €1,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Ocean Edge (Closed Form) by Toshiko Takaezu, circa 1994, sold Jul 2022
    Ocean Edge (Closed Form)
    circa 1994
    height 7 1/2in (19.1cm); diameter 5in (12.7cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 240
    $5,738≈ £4,738≈ €5,668Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Vessel by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Jul 2022
    Vessel
    Sculpture
    7½ h x 7¾ dia in (19 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 214
    $2,500≈ £2,088≈ €2,451Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. "Closed Form (Ocean Edge)" by Toshiko Takaezu, circa 1995, Glazed porcelain, sold Jun 2022
    "Closed Form (Ocean Edge)", circa 1995
    Sculpture
    6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm) high
    Phillips · · Lot 1
    $12,600≈ £10,041≈ €11,733Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. "Closed Form" by Toshiko Takaezu, 1980s, Glazed stoneware, sold Jun 2022
    "Closed Form", 1980s
    Sculpture
    18 1/8 in. (46 cm) high
    Phillips · · Lot 48
    $23,940≈ £19,077≈ €22,293Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
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 (714)

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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