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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. Untitled, 2005
    Sculpture
    2-1/2 x 8 in. diameter
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 80
    $900≈ £638≈ €739HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. Pink Form #43 by Toshiko Takaezu, 1987, glazed stoneware, sold May 2021
    Pink Form #43, 1987
    Sculpture
    6½ h x 6 dia in (17 x 15 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 550
    $7,500≈ £5,326≈ €6,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed earthenware, sold May 2021
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1985
    Sculpture
    8 h x 7¼ dia in (20 x 18 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 552
    $4,063≈ £2,885≈ €3,351Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Mar 2021
    Bowl
    Sculpture
    3¼ h x 9 dia in (8 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 351
    $500≈ £358≈ €415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Closed Form by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Mar 2021
    Closed Form
    Sculpture
    6¾ h x 7 dia in (17 x 18 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 352
    $3,250≈ £2,329≈ €2,698Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Ocean Edge Closed Form by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1990, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2021
    Ocean Edge Closed Form, c. 1990
    Sculpture
    14¾ h x 6¼ dia in (37 x 16 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 596
    $20,000≈ £14,648≈ €16,450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Small Moon Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2021
    Small Moon Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1985
    Sculpture
    14 h x 13½ dia in (36 x 34 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 597
    $17,500≈ £12,817≈ €14,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Garden Seat (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1969, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2021
    Garden Seat (with rattle), c. 1969
    Sculpture
    21 h x 10½ dia in (53 x 27 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 598
    $12,500≈ £9,155≈ €10,281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Plate by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1990, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2021
    Plate, c. 1990
    Sculpture
    14½ dia in (37 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 599
    $2,000≈ £1,465≈ €1,645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Closed Form by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1990, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2021
    Closed Form, c. 1990
    Sculpture
    19 h x 8 dia in (48 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 600
    $12,500≈ £9,155≈ €10,281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–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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