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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. Tea bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1996, Glass Blue-glazed porcelain, sold Feb 2026
    Tea bowl, c. 1996
    Sculpture
    4½ h x 7¾ dia in (11 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 143
    $1,270≈ £935≈ €1,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Large charger by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1972, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2026
    Large charger, c. 1972
    Sculpture
    1⅝ h x 12⅞ dia in (4 x 33 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 144
    $889≈ £655≈ €751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Early and Large Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1972, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2026
    Early and Large Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1972
    Sculpture
    8 h x 10 dia in (20 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 145
    $8,890≈ £6,548≈ €7,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Closed Form by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1991, glazed porcelain, sold Feb 2026
    Closed Form, c. 1991
    Sculpture
    5 h x 4⅛ dia in (13 x 10 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 147
    $4,064≈ £2,993≈ €3,431Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1972, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2026
    Bowl, c. 1972
    Sculpture
    4¾ h x 13 dia in (12 x 33 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 148
    $5,080≈ £3,742≈ €4,289Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Plates, set of two by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1967, glazed porcelain, sold Feb 2026
    Plates, set of two, c. 1967
    Sculpture
    1 h x 9 w x 9 d in (3 x 23 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 149
    $1,016≈ £748≈ €858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Large bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1975, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2026
    Large bowl, c. 1975
    Sculpture
    4 h x 15 dia in (10 x 38 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 150
    $1,848≈ £1,361≈ €1,560Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1988, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2026
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1988
    Sculpture
    7¼ h x 5 w x 4½ d in (18 x 13 x 11 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 138
    $15,240≈ £11,338≈ €13,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Closed Form by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1992, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2026
    Closed Form, c. 1992
    Sculpture
    5⅞ h x 5⅝ dia in (15 x 14 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 140
    $5,080≈ £3,779≈ €4,360Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed and raku-fired stoneware, sold Jan 2026
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1985
    Sculpture
    8½ h x 6 dia in (22 x 15 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 142
    $6,985≈ £5,197≈ €5,995Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

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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