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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. Pebble (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 2007, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2022
    Pebble (with rattle), c. 2007
    Sculpture
    4 h x 8½ dia in (10 x 22 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 680
    $7,500≈ £5,527≈ €6,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1997, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2022
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1997
    Sculpture
    3 h x 2½ dia in (8 x 6 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 681
    $2,000≈ £1,474≈ €1,762Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2022
    Closed Form (with rattle)
    Sculpture
    6¼ h x 4¼ w in (16 x 11 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 682
    $5,250≈ £3,869≈ €4,626Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Tea bowls, set of two by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 2005, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2022
    Tea bowls, set of two, c. 2005
    Sculpture
    1½ h x 3 dia in (4 x 8 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 683
    $1,950≈ £1,437≈ €1,718Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Full Moon by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1970, hand-built glazed ceramic, sold Oct 2021
    Full Moon, c. 1970
    Sculpture
    12¾ h x 11¼ dia in (32 x 29 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 152
    $18,750≈ £13,635≈ €16,160Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Kazan by Toshiko Takaezu, sold Oct 2021
    Kazan
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 154
    SoldView at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Collection of four tea bowls by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2021
    Collection of four tea bowls
    Sculpture
    2¾ h x 4¾ dia in (7 x 12 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 414
    $1,063≈ £782≈ €919Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Collection of four bowls by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2021
    Collection of four bowls
    Sculpture
    1¾ h x 3¾ dia in (4 x 10 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 417
    $1,000≈ £735≈ €865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Vase and bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2021
    Vase and bowl
    Sculpture
    4½ h x 3½ dia in (11 x 9 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 418
    $750≈ £552≈ €649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Plates, set of two by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed earthenware, sold Oct 2021
    Plates, set of two
    Sculpture
    4½ h x 4½ w x ¾ d in (11 x 11 x 2 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 420
    $500≈ £368≈ €432Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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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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