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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. 1985, glazed porcelain, sold Feb 2024
    Tea bowl, c. 1985
    Sculpture
    2¾ h x 4 dia in (7 x 10 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 197
    $693≈ £549≈ €641Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Bowls, set of two by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed porcelain, sold Feb 2024
    Bowls, set of two, c. 1985
    Sculpture
    1¾ h x 2¾ dia in (4 x 7 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 198
    $852≈ £674≈ €788Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Tea bowl by Toshiko Takaezu, glazed porcelain, sold Feb 2024
    Tea bowl
    Sculpture
    3¾ h x 5¼ w x 4¾ d in (10 x 13 x 12 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 199
    $882≈ £698≈ €816Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Bowls, set of two by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, glazed porcelain, sold Feb 2024
    Bowls, set of two, c. 1985
    Sculpture
    1¾ h x 3¾ dia in (4 x 10 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 200
    $1,441≈ £1,141≈ €1,333Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Bowls, set of two by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1980, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2024
    Bowls, set of two, c. 1980
    Sculpture
    4⅜ h x 10¼ dia in (11 x 26 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 201
    $1,260≈ £997≈ €1,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Moon by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1995, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2024
    Moon, c. 1995
    Sculpture
    22 h x 22 dia in (56 x 56 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 128
    $75,600≈ £59,692≈ €69,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Large bell by Toshiko Takaezu, 1989, cast bronze, rope, sold Feb 2024
    Large bell, 1989
    Sculpture
    25½ h x 16 w x 17 d in (65 x 41 x 43 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 129
    $113,400≈ £89,538≈ €104,574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Untitled (Closed Form) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1985, wood-fired stoneware with oxide brushwork, sold Feb 2024
    Untitled (Closed Form), c. 1985
    Sculpture · Panel
    27½ h x 16½ dia in (70 x 42 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 130
    $22,680≈ £17,908≈ €20,915Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Moon by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1975, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2024
    Moon, c. 1975
    Sculpture
    30 h x 31 w x 30 d in (76 x 79 x 76 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 131
    $20,160≈ £15,918≈ €18,591Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Untitled (with rattle) by Toshiko Takaezu, c. 1990, glazed stoneware, sold Feb 2024
    Untitled (with rattle), c. 1990
    Sculpture
    6¾ h x 4½ dia in (17 x 11 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 132
    $15,120≈ £11,938≈ €13,943Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–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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