Ohira Yoichi
"Gioco dei Anelli" Vase

"Gioco dei Anelli" Vase

© Ohira Yoichi

"Gioco dei Anelli" Vase
"Gioco dei Anelli" Vase
DesignerJapanese, born 1946, active Italy
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • "Gioco dei Anelli" Vase
Date2003
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (26.7 × 18.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Curtis B. Wolff
Object number2006.1370
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Barry Friedman Ltd., New York]; purchased by Curtis B. Wolff, 2004; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Yoichi Ohira: A Phenomenon in Glass," Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, September 19–November 9, 2002.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on the underside: "[signature] / M? L. Serena / M? J. Barbini / 1/1 unico / Friday 14-11-2003 / Murano"
Etched in underside: "Yoichi Ohira / m° L. Serena / m° G. Barbini / 1/1 unico / Friday 14-11-2003 / murano [two Japanese characters]"

Initialed on the underside:
"Y L
O S"
Paper label on the underside with BFG#: "10840"

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