Designer
Ohira Yoichi (Japanese, born 1946, active Italy)Japanese, born 1946, active Italy
FabricatorGlass blown by
Livio Serena (Italian, born 1942)Italian, born 1942
FabricatorColdwork by
Giacomo Barbini (Italian, born 1951)Italian, born 1951
CultureJapanese
Titles
- "Mosaico con Polvere" Vase
Date2004
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 × 7 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (33.7 × 18.1 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Curtis B. Wolff
Object number2006.1371
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Yoichi Ohira: A Phenomenon in Glass," Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, New York, September 19 - November 9, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on the underside: "[signature] / m? L. Serena / m? G. Barbini / 1/1 unico / Friday 30-/1/2003 / murano(?)
Etched in underside: "Yoichi Ohira / m° L. Serena / m° G. Barbini / 1/1 unico / Friday 30-1-2003 / murano [two Japanese? characters]"
Initialed on the underside: "Y / O", "L / S"
Initialed on the underside: "Y / O", "L / S"
Paper label with inventory BFG# "10861"
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