# Toshiko Takaezu - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T07:43:55.645Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 746
- Lots with prices: 683
- First auction date: 1989-11-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-23
- Median realised price: $1,560
- Price range: $60 to $430,000

## Market Takeaway
Toshiko Takaezu shows very deep auction liquidity with 649 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 108 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-05.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,700\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $750 and $4,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 33.4% (199 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 55.5% (331 sales)
- $10,000\+: 11.1% (66 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 108
- Previous 12 months sales: 125
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 25%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-05
- Days since latest sale: 13
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 316 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 47 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 46 lots
- Wright: 46 lots
- Bonhams: 39 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 34 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 31 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 25 lots
- Everard Auctions and Appraisals: 20 lots
- STAIR: 16 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-05 | Toshiko Takaezu \(Japanese/American 1922\-2011\) Closed Form Moon Pot Vessel with Rattle, circa 1990 Globular closed\-form ceramic vessel with a pointed finial, finished in deep cobalt and charcoal glazes with incised lin... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $12,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-japanese-american-1922-2011-closed-form-moon-pot-vessel-with-rattle-circa-1990-globular-closed-form-ceramic-vessel-with-a-pointed-finial-finished-in-deep-cobalt-and-charcoal-glazes-with-incised-lin-75-c-960185a86b
2. 2026-01-08 | Toshiko Takaezu, American/Japanese 1922\-2011, Teapot | Abell Auction | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-american-japanese-1922-2011-teapot-101-c-44041c8f20
3. 2025-12-17 | TOSHIKO TAKAEZU \(1922\-2011\) Baby Mooncirca 1970glazed stoneware, patinated iron baseheight 12in \(30.5cm\); diameter 13in \(33cm\) | Bonhams | $22,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-baby-mooncirca-1970glazed-stoneware-patinated-iron-baseheight-12in-30-5cm-diameter-13in-33cm-71-c-13b3f8a078
4. 2025-10-22 | TOSHIKO TAKAEZU \(1922\-2011\) Baby Mooncirca 1970glazed stoneware, patinated iron baseheight 12in \(30.5cm\); diameter 13in \(33cm\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-baby-mooncirca-1970glazed-stoneware-patinated-iron-baseheight-12in-30-5cm-diameter-13in-33cm-59-c-ba7010a370
5. 2025-08-16 | TOSHIKO TAKAEZU \(AMERICAN, 1922\-2011\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-american-1922-2011-38-c-bf9491cb79
6. 2025-08-16 | TOSHIKO TAKAEZU \(AMERICAN, 1922\-2011\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-american-1922-2011-36-c-9c84bec825
7. 2025-06-17 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\),Lidded Canister, Glazed Ceramic | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-lidded-canister-glazed-ceramic-143-c-fa64b9b89f
8. 2025-06-17 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\), Red and Black Glazed Bowl | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-red-and-black-glazed-bowl-106-c-f224711bb6
9. 2025-05-20 | Toshiko Takaezu \(American, 1922–2011\) Bowl | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-american-1922-2011-bowl-79-c-66d4024be8
10. 2025-02-25 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\),Lidded Canister, Glazed Ceramic | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-lidded-canister-glazed-ceramic-87-c-14c4f21b8e
11. 2025-02-25 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\), Red and Black Glazed Bowl | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-red-and-black-glazed-bowl-85-c-d2849748e3
12. 2025-02-19 | Toshiko Takaezu, Closed Form | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,400
13. 2025-02-19 | Toshiko Takaezu, Tall Closed Form | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $28,000
14. 2025-02-19 | Toshiko Takaezu, Large Closed Form | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $19,000
15. 2025-01-16 | Toshiko Takaezu, Closed Form \(with rattle\) | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $10,000
16. 2024-11-21 | Toshiko Takaezu, Early teapot | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-early-teapot-189-c-5bd4ddb979
17. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu, The Earth in Bloom, J. Stanley Yake, Hardcover | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $60 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-the-earth-in-bloom-j-stanley-yake-hardcover-255-c-72549f18fd
18. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\), Brown Glazed Tea Bowl | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-brown-glazed-tea-bowl-254-c-adb41e99ba
19. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu \(American/Japanese, 1922\-2011\) Brown Glazed Bowl | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-american-japanese-1922-2011-brown-glazed-bowl-253-c-13048239cf
20. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\), Cream Glazed Tea Bowl | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-cream-glazed-tea-bowl-252-c-17143609bf
21. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\),Lidded Canister, Glazed Ceramic | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-lidded-canister-glazed-ceramic-251-c-c9a4550a64
22. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\), Cream & Celadon Tea Bowl | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-cream-celadon-tea-bowl-250-c-1bc463080e
23. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu \(1922\-2011\), Brown Glazed Tea Bowl | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $475 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-1922-2011-brown-glazed-tea-bowl-249-c-a8149acbac
24. 2024-10-29 | Toshiko Takaezu \(America/Japan, 1922\-2011\), Cream Glazed Rattle | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $1,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-toshiko-takaezu-america-japan-1922-2011-cream-glazed-rattle-248-c-91f487da40

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