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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)

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735lots offered2005–2026years recorded99%sold (728)$4kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Toshiko Takaezu, Moon, c. 1985, glazed stonewareMoonRago Auctions · $541,800≈ £433,128≈ €491,875Sign up to see
  2. Toshiko Takaezu, Spring Moon (with rattle), 2000, glazed stonewareSpring Moon (with rattle)Rago Auctions · $176,400≈ £145,509≈ €168,048Sign up to see
  3. Toshiko Takaezu, Moon (with rattle), c. 1992, glazed stonewareMoon (with rattle)Rago Auctions · $163,800≈ £128,370≈ €152,160Sign up to see

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Average price
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median $4kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
728
of 734 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
99%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M20082011201420172020202320262005-05-01 · $2,1152008-12-07 · $7,8002008-12-07 · $2,4002016-12-13 · $16,2502017-09-22 · $2,8322017-09-22 · $2,1242018-09-23 · $1,6252018-09-23 · $1,5002018-09-23 · $1,7502018-09-23 · $1,0002018-10-25 · $7502018-12-14 · $9,3752018-12-14 · $3,5002019-01-20 · $1,5002019-01-20 · $1,3752019-05-19 · $7,5002019-05-19 · $5,0002019-05-19 · $2,6252019-05-19 · $3,7502019-05-19 · $4,0632019-05-19 · $2,5002019-05-19 · $4,0632019-05-19 · $1,7502019-05-19 · $8132019-09-21 · $3,5002019-09-21 · $2,1252019-09-21 · $2,0002019-09-21 · $2,0002019-10-27 · $1,9132019-10-27 · $1,5302019-12-13 · $5,0752020-01-19 · $1,8752020-01-19 · $3,5002020-01-19 · $4,1602020-01-19 · $2,7502020-03-04 · $7502020-06-04 · $1,0202020-09-30 · $11,3252020-09-30 · $2,1682020-09-30 · $3,1882021-01-13 · $3,1882021-01-13 · $3,8252021-01-22 · $3,7502021-01-22 · $12,5002021-01-22 · $30,0002021-01-22 · $20,0002021-01-22 · $17,5002021-01-22 · $4,0632021-01-22 · $1,8752021-01-22 · $4,3752021-01-22 · $3,0002021-01-22 · $4,6882021-01-22 · $3,0002021-01-22 · $4,6882021-01-22 · $1,5002021-01-22 · $7502021-01-22 · $1,1252021-01-22 · $1,0242021-01-22 · $7502021-01-22 · $1,4082021-03-03 · $5002021-05-14 · $7,5002021-05-14 · $4,0632021-06-10 · $3502021-06-10 · $4502021-06-10 · $4,2502021-06-10 · $2,6002021-06-10 · $9002021-07-07 · $7152021-07-07 · $9752021-07-07 · $5852021-07-07 · $8132021-07-13 · $3,1882021-07-13 · $27,8132021-07-16 · $2,2502021-09-24 · $11,2502021-09-24 · $3,0002021-09-24 · $3,5002021-09-24 · $5,0002021-09-24 · $3,6402021-09-24 · $4,0002021-09-24 · $2,6002021-09-24 · $2,5002021-09-24 · $2,5002021-09-24 · $1,5002021-09-24 · $1,3752021-09-24 · $3,5002021-10-07 · $7502021-10-07 · $1,0632021-10-07 · $1,0002021-10-07 · $1,1882021-10-24 · $18,7502021-10-24 · $9,3752022-01-21 · $5,2502022-01-21 · $7,5002022-01-21 · $4,3752022-01-21 · $8,7502022-01-21 · $6,0002022-01-21 · $7,5002022-01-21 · $6,0002022-01-21 · $3,0002022-01-21 · $2,5002022-01-21 · $5,0002022-01-21 · $1,9502022-03-02 · $2,1252022-03-02 · $5002022-03-02 · $1,0002022-03-02 · $3442022-03-02 · $3,2502022-03-02 · $1,5002022-03-02 · $3,7502022-03-02 · $2,0002022-03-02 · $10,0002022-03-02 · $8,4502022-03-08 · $2,4232022-04-21 · $1,4002022-04-21 · $1,8002022-05-13 · $5,2502022-05-13 · $10,0002022-05-13 · $3,5002022-06-08 · $12,6002022-06-08 · $23,9402022-07-28 · $5,7382022-09-23 · $2,0002022-09-23 · $1,6252022-09-23 · $1,2352022-09-23 · $1,5002022-09-23 · $6,0002022-09-23 · $9,3752022-09-23 · $16,2502022-09-23 · $5,6252022-11-15 · $1,3002022-11-15 · $1,0402022-11-15 · $1,3002022-11-15 · $1,0002022-11-17 · $5,2502022-11-17 · $5,0002022-11-17 · $10,6252022-11-17 · $6,2502022-11-17 · $17,5002022-11-17 · $1,3752022-11-17 · $10,6252022-11-17 · $6,8752022-11-17 · $8,1252022-12-07 · $9,4502022-12-07 · $8,8202022-12-07 · $25,2002022-12-07 · $20,1602023-01-20 · $4,4102023-01-20 · $13,8602023-01-20 · $2,3942023-01-20 · $11,9702023-01-20 · $8,1902023-01-20 · $4,9782023-01-20 · $10,0802023-02-07 · $9,4502023-02-07 · $1,3862023-03-23 · $1,7642023-04-13 · $27,7202023-04-13 · $17,6402023-04-13 · $15,1202023-04-13 · $9,4502023-04-13 · $6,9302023-04-13 · $7,5602023-04-13 · $8,8202023-04-13 · $16,3802023-04-13 · $40,3202023-04-13 · $16,3802023-04-13 · $2,0162023-04-13 · $1,8902023-04-13 · $18,9002023-04-13 · $8,8202023-04-13 · $6,0482023-04-13 · $3,2762023-04-13 · $20,1602023-04-13 · $13,8602023-04-13 · $22,6802023-04-13 · $32,7602023-04-13 · $13,8602023-04-13 · $60,4802023-04-13 · $25,2002023-04-13 · $12,6002023-04-13 · $3,0242023-04-13 · $3,7802023-04-13 · $3,2762023-04-13 · $541,8002023-04-13 · $44,1002023-04-13 · $9,4502023-04-13 · $35,2802023-04-13 · $32,7602023-04-13 · $75,6002023-04-13 · $60,4802023-04-13 · $9,4502023-04-13 · $6,9302023-04-13 · $9,4502023-04-13 · $11,1352023-04-13 · $9,4502023-04-13 · $13,8602023-04-13 · $1,3862023-04-13 · $8,1902023-04-13 · $13,8602023-04-13 · $12,6002023-04-13 · $4,4102023-04-13 · $2,7722023-04-13 · $9,4502023-04-13 · $25,2002023-04-13 · $10,0802023-04-21 · $2,2002023-05-12 · $10,7102023-05-12 · $6,9302023-05-12 · $2,2682023-05-12 · $3,2762023-05-12 · $6,9302023-05-12 · $11,3402023-05-12 · $10,0802023-05-12 · $21,4202023-05-12 · $5,2922023-05-12 · $6,3002023-05-12 · $5,2922023-05-12 · $7,5602023-05-12 · $68,0402023-05-12 · $9,4502023-05-12 · $23,9402023-05-12 · $6,3002023-07-13 · $1,5122023-07-13 · $1,3862023-07-13 · $8,8202023-07-13 · $5,6702023-07-13 · $1,0082023-07-13 · $1,1972023-07-13 · $6302023-07-18 · $6,9302023-07-18 · $4,0322023-07-18 · $3,5282023-07-18 · $5,2922023-07-18 · $3,5282023-07-18 · $1,5122023-07-18 · $3,5282023-07-18 · $5,6702023-07-18 · $16,3802023-07-18 · $2,1422023-07-18 · $3,0242023-07-18 · $2,3942023-07-18 · $1,0712023-07-18 · $10,0802023-09-16 · $7,5002023-09-16 · $4502023-09-16 · $4502023-09-16 · $4502023-09-21 · $6,3002023-09-21 · $1,8902023-09-21 · $52,9202023-09-21 · $12,6002023-09-21 · $4,0322023-09-21 · $3,0242023-09-21 · $1,8902023-09-21 · $8822023-09-21 · $8822023-09-21 · $37,8002023-10-04 · $1,1972023-10-04 · $6,3002023-10-04 · $6302023-10-04 · $6932023-10-04 · $1,0712023-10-04 · $4,0322023-10-04 · $47,8802023-10-04 · $8,8202023-10-04 · $7,5602023-10-04 · $16,3802023-10-04 · $11,3402023-10-04 · $6,0482023-10-04 · $176,4002023-10-04 · $2,7722023-10-04 · $8,8202023-10-04 · $60,4802023-10-04 · $13,8602023-10-04 · $1,2602023-11-03 · $8,5152023-11-03 · $4,7882023-11-03 · $2,6202023-11-03 · $3,7802023-11-03 · $4412023-11-03 · $1,5722023-11-03 · $1,6382023-11-03 · $5042023-11-09 · $44,1002023-11-09 · $126,0002023-11-09 · $107,1002023-11-09 · $63,0002023-11-09 · $69,3002023-11-15 · $3,1442023-11-15 · $5,2922023-11-15 · $6932023-11-15 · $9172023-11-15 · $3,1442023-11-15 · $5672023-11-15 · $1,0482023-11-15 · $1,5122023-12-05 · $19,6852024-01-19 · $12,6002024-01-19 · $6,0482024-02-22 · $8,8202024-02-22 · $22,6802024-02-22 · $25,2002024-02-22 · $3,0242024-02-22 · $8,8202024-02-22 · $20,1602024-02-22 · $47,8802024-02-22 · $6,9302024-02-22 · $20,1602024-02-22 · $21,4202024-02-22 · $52,9202024-02-22 · $16,3802024-02-22 · $75,6002024-02-22 · $12,6002024-02-22 · $7562024-02-22 · $2,7722024-02-22 · $10,0802024-02-22 · $2,5202024-02-28 · $1,2602024-02-28 · $9452024-02-28 · $8822024-02-28 · $5672024-02-28 · $1,3862024-02-28 · $8522024-02-28 · $1,4412024-03-06 · $1,0712024-03-06 · $8822024-04-25 · $4412024-04-25 · $1,5122024-04-25 · $6302024-04-25 · $4592024-04-25 · $3152024-04-25 · $8822024-04-25 · $6932024-04-25 · $7,8602024-05-16 · $8,1902024-05-16 · $11,9702024-05-16 · $1,0082024-05-16 · $1,1342024-05-16 · $12,6002024-05-16 · $6,9302024-05-16 · $8,1902024-05-16 · $1,5122024-05-16 · $1,0712024-06-12 · $163,8002024-06-12 · $37,8002024-06-12 · $13,8602024-06-12 · $18,9002024-06-12 · $8,8202024-06-12 · $5,0402024-06-12 · $5672024-06-12 · $8822024-06-12 · $10,7102024-06-12 · $34,0602024-06-12 · $10,0802024-06-12 · $9452024-06-12 · $2,5202024-06-12 · $10,0802024-06-12 · $2,8822024-07-16 · $1,1972024-07-16 · $5672024-07-16 · $1,5122024-07-16 · $5672024-07-16 · $9452024-07-16 · $4412024-07-16 · $1,1342024-07-30 · $1,4412024-07-30 · $1,1972024-07-30 · $1,8902024-07-30 · $1,5122024-09-19 · $4,4102024-09-19 · $2,7722024-09-19 · $16,3802024-09-19 · $3,2762024-10-02 · $3,1442024-10-02 · $1,2602024-10-02 · $5,2922024-10-02 · $21,4202024-10-02 · $2,0162024-10-02 · $2,5802024-10-02 · $18,3402024-10-02 · $10,0802024-10-02 · $4,4102024-10-02 · $6,0482024-10-02 · $5,0402024-10-02 · $8,8202024-10-02 · $5,0402024-10-02 · $6,4502024-10-02 · $27,7202024-10-02 · $50,4002024-10-12 · $3,0002024-10-17 · $1,8902024-10-17 · $1,0082024-10-17 · $9832024-10-17 · $1,6382024-10-17 · $6,1922024-10-17 · $3,0242024-10-17 · $2,7722024-10-17 · $6452024-10-17 · $1,2602024-10-17 · $8522024-10-17 · $1,3862024-10-17 · $16,3802024-10-17 · $18,3402024-10-17 · $4,0322024-10-17 · $6,3002024-10-17 · $6,9302024-10-24 · $8,1902024-10-24 · $10,0802024-10-24 · $7,5602024-10-24 · $1,9652024-11-21 · $20,1602024-11-21 · $12,6002025-01-16 · $15,2402025-01-16 · $10,1602025-01-16 · $12,7002025-01-16 · $16,5102025-01-16 · $5,3342025-01-16 · $24,1302025-02-19 · $20,3202025-02-19 · $10,1602025-02-19 · $27,9402025-02-19 · $15,2402025-02-19 · $11,4302025-02-19 · $3,0482025-02-19 · $17,7802025-02-19 · $3,1682025-02-19 · $25,4002025-02-19 · $35,5602025-02-19 · $1,9052025-02-19 · $2,5402025-04-05 · $4,0002025-04-11 · $1,1432025-04-11 · $3302025-04-11 · $2,2862025-04-11 · $1,2702025-04-11 · $7622025-04-11 · $5082025-04-11 · $9902025-04-11 · $1,3972025-04-11 · $1,0162025-04-11 · $5082025-04-11 · $2,0322025-04-11 · $7622025-06-19 · $1,9052025-06-19 · $63,5002025-06-19 · $2,2862025-06-19 · $9,5252025-06-19 · $4,4452025-06-19 · $10,1602025-06-19 · $6,6002025-06-19 · $8,8902025-08-20 · $1,2072025-08-20 · $1,3972025-08-20 · $1,3972025-08-20 · $5282025-08-20 · $1,8482025-08-20 · $1,2072025-08-20 · $5722025-08-20 · $1,2702025-08-20 · $1,3972025-08-20 · $1,1432025-08-20 · $1,0162025-08-20 · $1,2702025-08-20 · $6602025-08-20 · $1,2542025-08-20 · $8262025-08-20 · $8262025-09-18 · $1,5242025-09-18 · $4,4452025-09-18 · $4,0642025-09-18 · $1,5242025-09-18 · $17,1602025-09-18 · $50,8002025-09-18 · $1,2072025-09-18 · $13,2002025-10-10 · $2,7942025-10-10 · $2,5402025-10-10 · $13,9702025-10-10 · $1,3972025-10-10 · $1,0162025-10-10 · $8892025-10-10 · $15,2402025-10-10 · $4,4452025-10-10 · $6,0962025-10-10 · $12,0652025-10-10 · $6,0962025-10-10 · $12,7002025-10-10 · $7,6202025-10-10 · $8892025-11-13 · $5,3342025-11-19 · $5722025-11-19 · $5942025-11-19 · $8262025-11-19 · $1,1882025-11-19 · $2,2862025-11-19 · $9532025-11-19 · $1,5242025-11-19 · $6,0962025-11-19 · $1,0162025-11-19 · $4622025-11-19 · $4,4452025-12-17 · $23,0402025-12-17 · $28,1602026-01-08 · $2,5002026-01-14 · $5,7152026-01-14 · $6,9852026-01-14 · $6,3502026-01-14 · $5,0802026-02-18 · $1,2702026-02-18 · $13,9702026-02-18 · $10,1602026-02-18 · $5,0802026-02-18 · $10,1602026-02-18 · $1,0162026-02-18 · $1,2702026-02-18 · $17,7802026-02-18 · $8,8902026-02-18 · $6,0962026-02-18 · $5,3342026-02-18 · $6,9852026-02-18 · $1,8482026-02-18 · $8892026-04-02 · $2812026-04-23 · $1,2162026-04-23 · $2,8162026-04-23 · $7682026-04-23 · $1,5362026-04-23 · $7682026-04-23 · $3,5842026-04-23 · $3,3282026-04-23 · $6,4002026-04-23 · $10,8802026-04-23 · $8,9602026-04-23 · $10,8802026-04-23 · $23,0402026-04-23 · $25,6002026-04-24 · $1252026-05-13 · $6,4002026-05-13 · $14,0802026-05-13 · $5,7602026-05-13 · $5,1202026-05-13 · $5,1202026-05-13 · $2,8162026-05-13 · $9,6002026-05-13 · $4,8642026-05-21 · $1,9202026-05-21 · $7042026-05-21 · $5,1202026-05-21 · $1,1312026-06-11 · $9602026-06-11 · $1,5362026-06-11 · $1,0242026-06-11 · $96,0002026-06-11 · $8,9602026-06-11 · $24,3202026-06-11 · $44,8002026-06-11 · $4,8642026-06-11 · $4,4802026-06-11 · $108,8002026-06-11 · $19,2002026-07-22 · $10,8802026-08-19 · $2,1282026-08-19 · $5122026-08-19 · $8962026-08-19 · $1,0242026-08-19 · $7042026-08-19 · $5762026-08-19 · $1,1522026-08-19 · $4,8642026-08-19 · $2,0482026-08-19 · $14,0802026-08-19 · $8962026-08-19 · $1,0242026-08-19 · $2,4322026-09-03 · $1,6772026-09-03 · $9,0302026-09-03 · $10,9652026-09-03 · $4,128
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

Showing 580 of 717 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Prints & multiples11100%$1.2kSign up$1.2kSign up$1.2kSign up
Screenprint11100%$1.2kSign up$1.2kSign up$1.2kSign up
Sculpture68968499%$10.4kSign up$4.1kSign up$542kSign up
Other444398%$3.1kSign up$2.4kSign up$10.9kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20269493$4.9kSign up
2025117113$1.9kSign up
2024143143$4.4kSign up
2023189189$7kSign up
20228079$5kSign up
20216666$3kSign up
20201111$3.2kSign up
20192121$2.4kSign up
201877$1.6kSign up
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