vessel

Object NameFooted Vessel

Designer Hisatoshi Iwata (Japanese, 1925-1994)

Factory Iwata Glass Co., Ltd.

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Gold

Date1982

Place MadeJapan, Tokyo

Techniqueblown, applied

SizeOverall H: 24.2 cm, W: 25.1 cm, Diam: 22.2 cm

Accession Number87.6.19

Credit LineGift of Iwata Glass Co., Ltd.

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, cobalt, non-lead glasses, gold; blown with hot applications. Footed vessel with overall matte surface; wide, flared rim with wraps consisting of cobalt, then colorless; inscribed below rim: "1982 Hisatoshi Iwata; collared, bulbous body swells towards base, walls of colorless with broad vertical stripes of cobalt decorated with gold leaf; walls decorated at mid-point with three equal spaced, colorless cased in cobalt, horns turning upward, attached to body with colorless patty; rounded body base rests on three short, colorless cased in cobalt legs; feet and pontil ground flat; paper label on base: "no. 15 / KR5143".
Provenance

Source Iwata Glass Co., Ltd. - 1987-11-18