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Composition in White 1

Object NamePlatter

Artist Yoko Kuramoto (Japanese, b. 1950)

Studio Ito Glass Studio

Made From8% Lead Glass

Date1987

Place MadeJapan, Yamanashi

Techniqueblown roundel, fused, kiln-formed

SizeOverall H: 3.6 cm, W: 49.8 cm, D: 41.3 cm

Accession Number88.6.4

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Glass '87 in Japan

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, translucent and opaque white, translucent green, blue, red and violet 8% lead glasses; blown roundel, fused, kiln-formed. Large round opal platter with slightly upturned edge, decorated with pattern of four parallel rows of four squares in each row, each square is a varying shade of opal white decorated with a diagonal line (either green/blue or red/violet/blue) extending from near one corner--almost to the opposite; underside has overall mold marks; scattered air traps; inscribed: "Yoko. K" (not located).
Provenance

Source Yoko Kuramoto (Japanese, b. 1950) - 1988-02-05