Designer
Ohira Yoichi (Japanese, born 1946, active Italy)Japanese, born 1946, active Italy
FabricatorGlass blown by
Livio Serena (Italian, born 1942)Italian, born 1942
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Laguna
- from the "Pasta Vitrea" series
Date1998
PlaceVenice, Italy
MediumGlass
Dimensions9 1/2 × 5 1/2in. (24.1 × 14cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by J. Brian and Varina Eby, by exchange
Object number99.245
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Contemporary Craft from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 27–August 13, 2001.
"Murano: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 6–August 1, 2004.
"Eighth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art," Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, June 2–5, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The vase is signed on the underside: "Yoichi Ohira mo L. Serena 1/1 Unico 05-10-1998". There is also a label on the underside: "#2802".
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