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)

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Vase, c. 1980
Sculpture
7¼ h x 6¾ dia in (18 x 17 cm)
Wright · May 21, 2026 · Lot 394
$704≈ £525≈ €607Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Wright ↗
Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1982
Sculpture
8⅛ h x 5⅛ w x 4⅞ d in (21 x 13 x 12 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 165
$9,600≈ £7,106≈ €8,195Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Closed Form, c. 1978
Sculpture
7½ h x 7⅛ dia in (19 x 18 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 166
$5,120≈ £3,790≈ €4,370Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Vase, 1965
Sculpture
10¾ h x 10⅜ dia in (27 x 26 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 167
$6,400≈ £4,737≈ €5,463Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Closed Form, c. 1992
Sculpture
5⅞ h x 5⅝ dia in (15 x 14 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 168
$4,864≈ £3,600≈ €4,152Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Vase, c. 1958
Sculpture
8½ h x 8⅝ dia in (22 x 22 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 169
$3,584≈ £2,653≈ €3,059Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1965
Sculpture
5½ h x 5⅛ w x 5½ d in (14 x 13 x 14 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 170
$5,120≈ £3,790≈ €4,370Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Closed Form, c. 2003
Sculpture
5 h x 4½ dia in (13 x 11 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 171
$14,080≈ £10,422≈ €12,019Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Closed Form, c. 1995
Sculpture
5¼ h x 5⅞ dia in (13 x 15 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 172
$5,760≈ £4,264≈ €4,917Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1975
Sculpture
3¾ h x 5¾ dia in (10 x 15 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026 · Lot 173
$2,816≈ £2,084≈ €2,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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Toshiko Takaezu signature

14 catalogued lots by Toshiko Takaezu record a signature line. Most often: signed.

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on the base2

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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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