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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Glazed ceramic rattle stool, c. 1980
Sculpture
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 7, 2008 · Lot 378
$7,800≈ £5,250≈ €6,159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Rattle Vessel, c. 1980
Sculpture
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 7, 2008 · Lot 379
$2,400≈ £1,615≈ €1,895Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
(American, b. 1922)
Untitled height: 16 1/2in (42cm)
Bonhams · May 1, 2005 · Lot 57
$2,115≈ £1,112≈ €1,632Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Black Vessel
1980s
height 9in (22.9cm); diameter 7in (17.8cm)
Bonhams · Jul 22, 2026 · Lot 198
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
Baby Moon
Sculpture
height 12in (30.5cm); diameter 13in (33cm)
Bonhams · Oct 22, 2025 · Lot 59
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
Full Moon (Alchemy Gold Moon)
Sculpture
height 18 1/2in (47cm); diameter 21in (53.3cm)
Bonhams · Oct 22, 2025 · Lot 60
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
Baby Moon
Sculpture
height 12in (30.5cm); diameter 13in (33cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 149
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
Full Moon (Alchemy Gold Moon)
Sculpture
height 18 1/2in (47cm); diameter 21in (53.3cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 150
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
"Closed Form", 1990s
Sculpture
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) high
Phillips · Dec 7, 2022 · Lot 61
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗

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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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