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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 Auctions786lots offered2005–2026years recorded99%sold (779)$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 (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed earthenware, sold Jan 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1985
    Sculpture
    8 h x 7¼ dia in (20 x 18 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 127
    $24,130≈ £19,793≈ €23,491Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1968, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1968
    Sculpture
    11 h x 5¼ dia in (28 x 13 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 128
    $12,700≈ £10,418≈ €12,364Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1975, glazed porcelain, sold Jan 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1975
    Sculpture
    3¾ h x 5¾ dia in (10 x 15 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 129
    $10,160≈ £8,334≈ €9,891Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Closed Form by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1970, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2025
    Closed Form, c. 1970
    Sculpture
    10 h x 7¼ dia in (25 x 18 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 130
    $16,510≈ £13,543≈ €16,073Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1988, Alchemy Gold-glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1988
    Sculpture
    4¾ h x 5 dia in (12 x 13 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 131
    $5,334≈ £4,375≈ €5,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1978, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1978
    Sculpture
    9½ h x 8 dia in (24 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 132
    $15,240≈ £12,501≈ €14,836Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Jan 2025
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1980
    Sculpture
    7 h x 9¼ dia in (18 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 133
    $17,780≈ £14,585≈ €17,309Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1988, glazed porcelain, sold Nov 2024
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1988
    Sculpture
    7¼ h x 5 w x 4½ d in (18 x 13 x 11 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 117
    $20,160≈ £15,949≈ €19,153Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Closed Form (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed porcelain, sold Nov 2024
    Closed Form (with rattle), c. 1980
    Sculpture
    7½ h x 6¼ dia in (19 x 16 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 121
    $12,600≈ £9,968≈ €11,970Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Early teapot by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1951, glazed stoneware, bamboo, wire, sold Nov 2024
    Early teapot, c. 1951
    Sculpture
    8¾ h x 7 w x 5 d in (22 x 18 x 13 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 189
    $1,386≈ £1,097≈ €1,317Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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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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