Brunk Auctions
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Modern and Design

Thu, Jun 10, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 80

Toshiko Takaezu

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(Hawaii, 1922-2011)

two bowls: wide footed ceramic bowl, yellow and dark blue glaze, signed "TT" on base, 2-1/2 x 8 in. diameter; deep footed ceramic bowl, yellow, brown, and runny blue glaze, signed "TT" on base, 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 in. diameter; accompanied by Toshiko Takaezu: The Earth In Bloom by J. Stanley Yake, MEAM, 2005, signed and inscribed by the artist and Yake; The Art of Toshiko Takaezu: In the Language of Silence, edited by Peter Held, UNC Press, 2011; four exhibition catalogs, three signed and inscribed by the artistÿÿ

Provenance: Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee

Condition

some firing anomalies as made, kiln debris and minor wear to bases; wide example with crackle, old tape residue to base; deep example with small notch/irregularity to rim, probably as made

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