187: TOSHIKO TAKAEZU, Vase < Design, 6 June 2023 < Auctions

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Toshiko Takaezu 1922–2011
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Vase

c. 1985
glazed stoneware 12¼ h × 9½ dia in (31 × 24 cm)

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $1,890

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Incised signature to underside ‘TT’.
provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

To me an artist is someone quite special. You are not an artist simply because you paint or sculpt or make pots that cannot be used. An artist is a poet in his or her own medium. And when an artist produces a good piece, that work has mystery, an unsaid quality; it is alive.

Toshiko Takaezu

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Toshiko Takaezu 1922–2011
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Vase

Vase

To me an artist is someone quite special. You are not an artist simply because you paint or sculpt or make pots that cannot be used. An artist is a poet in his or her own medium. And when an artist produces a good piece, that work has mystery, an unsaid quality; it is alive.

Toshiko Takaezu

Toshiko Takaezu 1922–2011 follow artist

Vase

Vase

To me an artist is someone quite special. You are not an artist simply because you paint or sculpt or make pots that cannot be used. An artist is a poet in his or her own medium. And when an artist produces a good piece, that work has mystery, an unsaid quality; it is alive.

Toshiko Takaezu

Toshiko Takaezu 1922–2011
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