Nastri Verticali Vase
Artist
Yoichi Ohira
(Japanese, b. 1946)
CultureJapanese
Date2000
MediumBlown and cut glass
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 4 3/4 in. (27.9 x 12.1 cm)
InscribedOn the bottom, in diamond-point: Yoichi Ohira / Mo L. Serena / Mo G. Barbini / 1/1 unico / Thursday 23. Nov. 2000 / Murano / [Japanese characters - signature of Ohira]
Credit LineMuseum purchase, with funds provided by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Glass Purchase Endowment Fund
Object number2001.18
Not on view
DescriptionThis is blown glass, wheel cut in the shape of a vase. It is fashioned with an overall shape that roughly resembles an hourglass except that its shoulder is broader than its foot. The body was formed from vertical glass canes in opaque yellow chre and black (three yellow canges alternating with a single black cane) and mavered-in to create a pattern of broad yellow chre and new black vertical stripes. These stripes extend from the bottomof the vessel to a point just below its shoulder where they overlap a horizontal band of opaque brick-red glass. The brick-red border outlines the top of the vessel which is executed in a transparent sapphire blue, is slightly domed, and rises to a small conical neck. The mouth is outlined in burnt orange. The bottom of the vessel is ground and polished smooth, the body is cut with fine horizontal lines, and the op and neck are cut with broader facets.Label TextYoichi Ohira Japanese, b. 1946 Nastri Verticali Vase, 2000 Blown and cut glass Museum purchase, with funds provided by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Glass Purchase Endowment Fund 2001.18 ProvenanceChrysler Museum of Art purchase, 2001. Exhibition HistoryBarry Friedman Gallery, New York city, New York, 2001. Published ReferencesBarry Friedman Ltd., _Yoichi Ohira: A Phenomenon in Glass_, exh. cat., Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, Ny., 2002, 211, 382.
late 16th century-early 17th century
