Ohira Yoichi
"A pontelli" Vase

"A pontelli" Vase

© Ohira Yoichi

"A pontelli" Vase
"A pontelli" Vase
DesignerJapanese, born 1946, active Italy
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • "A pontelli" Vase
Date2004
PlaceItaly
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (25.7 × 19.1 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Curtis B. Wolff
Object number2006.1369
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
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: "1/1 unico / Friday 27 - 2 - 2004 / Murano / Y/? L/?"
Etched in underside: "Yoichi Ohira / m° L. Serena / m° G. Barbini / 1/1 unico / Friday 27 - 2 - 2004 / murano [two Japanese? characters]"

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