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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 Auctions789lots offered2005–2026years recorded99%sold (782)$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. 1982, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2025
    Tea bowl, c. 1982
    Sculpture
    3¼ h x 5⅛ dia in (8 x 13 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 166
    $1,016≈ £765≈ €878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Collection of four tiles by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1995, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2025
    Collection of four tiles, c. 1995
    Sculpture
    ¼ h x 6¼ w x 6¼ d in (1 x 16 x 16 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 167
    $2,794≈ £2,103≈ €2,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Tall vase by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2025
    Tall vase, c. 1980
    Sculpture
    11 h x 7½ dia in (28 x 19 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 168
    $6,096≈ £4,589≈ €5,270Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Large bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1978, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2025
    Large bowl, c. 1978
    Sculpture
    3¾ h x 17 dia in (10 x 43 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 169
    $6,096≈ £4,589≈ €5,270Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1982, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1982
    Sculpture
    8¼ h x 6¾ dia in (21 x 17 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 170
    $12,065≈ £9,083≈ €10,430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Vase by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Oct 2025
    Vase, c. 1980
    Sculpture
    5¾ h x 8 w x 7¼ d in (15 x 20 x 18 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 171
    $1,397≈ £1,052≈ €1,208Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1985
    Sculpture
    6¼ h x 5½ dia in (16 x 14 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 172
    $12,700≈ £9,561≈ €10,979Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Tea bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1995, glazed porcelain, sold Oct 2025
    Tea bowl, c. 1995
    Sculpture
    2¾ h x 5¾ w x 5⅝ d in (7 x 15 x 14 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 173
    $889≈ £669≈ €768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Moon Flask (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, 2009, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2025
    Moon Flask (with rattle), 2009
    Sculpture
    11¾ h x 9 w x 4 d in (30 x 23 x 10 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 150
    $50,800≈ £37,312≈ €42,985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Vase by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed stoneware, sold Sep 2025
    Vase, c. 1985
    Sculpture
    10 h x 6¼ dia in (25 x 16 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 151
    $1,778≈ £1,306≈ €1,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–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 (731)

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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