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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 Auctions769lots offered2005–2026years recorded99%sold (762)$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, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2020
    Closed Form
    Sculpture
    8½ h x 5½ dia in (22 x 14 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 724
    $2,750≈ £2,116≈ €2,481Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Double-Gourd Vase by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, sold Dec 2019
    Double-Gourd Vase
    Sculpture
    height 16 1/2in (42cm); width 7in (18cm); depth 6 1/2in (16.5cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 106
    $5,075≈ £3,793≈ €4,542Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Moon Pot by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, incised maker's mark on underside, sold Oct 2019
    Moon Pot
    Sculpture
    height 7in (17.7cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 321
    $1,913≈ £1,489≈ €1,722Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Moon Pot by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed stoneware, incised maker's mark on underside, sold Oct 2019
    Moon Pot
    Sculpture
    height 6in (15cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 322
    $1,530≈ £1,191≈ €1,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Large untitled form by Toshiko Takaezu, sold Sep 2019
    Large untitled form
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 506
    $3,500≈ £2,800≈ €3,173Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Untitled form by Toshiko Takaezu, sold Sep 2019
    Untitled form
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 507
    $2,125≈ £1,700≈ €1,927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Untitled form by Toshiko Takaezu, sold Sep 2019
    Untitled form
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 508
    $2,000≈ £1,600≈ €1,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Large untitled form by Toshiko Takaezu, sold Sep 2019
    Large untitled form
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 509
    $2,000≈ £1,600≈ €1,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,750–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Large untitled form by Toshiko Takaezu, sold Sep 2019
    Large untitled form
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 510
    $3,000≈ £2,400≈ €2,720Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Large form by Toshiko Takaezu, sold May 2019
    Large form
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 1853
    $7,500≈ £5,885≈ €6,713Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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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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