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Object NameSake Cup with Wooden Box

Designer Hisatoshi Iwata (Japanese, 1925-1994)

Factory Iwata Glass Co., Ltd.

Made FromGlass, Wood, Fabric (Silk?)

Date1976

Place MadeJapan, Tokyo

Techniqueblown, threaded, polished, gold foil

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number84.6.12

Credit LineGift of Dorothy Blair

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

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Physical DescriptionTransparent dark blue, green non-lead (?) glass, gold foil; blown, threaded, polished. (A) Low, circular form, with rounded sides and everted rim; the sides decorated with blue and green threading and gold foil, drawn down into feathery panels; disk foot, with polished rim and polished pontil mark; engraved "Qri/ Iwata" in script. (B) Cubic wooden box, with inset cover inscribed in black ink "Iwata/Glass/1980 Qri" and a red seal with the character for " "; woven flat purple ribbon passes through the sides of the base, and tie on top, to hold the cover in place; a piece of bright yellow-orange fabric inside.
Provenance

Source Dorothy Blair - 1984-07-31