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Vase: C.732-2016

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Hamada, Yoshio

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Description

Dark blue blown glass vase with applied slightly iridescent yellow glass rim, and trailed decoration. The globular vase bulges out on one side , and rises up into an oval mouth with a thick, uneven, projecting rim. The sides are decorated with a continuous spiral of yellow glass terminating under the rim.

Notes

History note: The maker; his widow, Mrs I. Yoshio Hamada by whom given through the TOM Gallery, 2-11-1 Shoto, Shibuya 150-0046, Tokyo, Japan

Legal notes

Given by Mrs I. Yoshio Hamada in memory of her late husband Hamada Yoshio, via the TOM Gallery in Tokyo

Measurements and weight

Height: 17.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2016-04) by Hamada, I. Yoshio, Mrs

Dating

20th Century, Late
Production date: AD 1993

Note

Yoshio Hamada (1944-2011) was the fourth son of the renowned Japanese potter, Shoji Hamada (1894-1978).

Components of the work

Lip Diameter 10.6 cm
Extremities Diameter 17.1 cm
Base Diameter 6.3 cm

Materials used in production

Glass

Techniques used in production

Blowing
Ribbed
Trailing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.732-2016
Primary reference Number: 208651

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 26 April 2016 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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