Dragonfly Casket

Object NameCovered Container

Artist Shinichi Higuchi (Japanese, b. 1947)

Made From25% lead glass

Date1990

Place MadeJapan

Techniquemold-melted or pate de verre, sandblasted

SizeOverall H: 3.7 cm, L: 15.5 cm, W: 8.9 cm

Accession Number92.6.1

Credit LineGift of Kimiake and Shinichi Higuchi

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless with translucent amber and brown mottling, striations of cobalt, aqua, green, pink, white 25% lead glass; mold-melted or pâte de verre, sandblasted. Shallow semi-circular covered box with cover decoration of a winged insect in high relief; (a) lower concave half of box has inset flange around rim, base ground and polished flat; (b) head and two large dark blue eyes of insect extend from center of cover straight edge, double-pair of wings extend across width and detailed with lower-relief sectioning and striations of color, remainder of cover bisected by narrow triangular body of insect consisting of alternating blue, pink, aqua and white stripes; edge rim ground flat; overall semi-matte surface with polished hi-lights; in relief on underside of lid: "Shin/1990".
Provenance

Source Kimiake Higuchi (Japanese, b. 1948) - 1992-01

Source Shinichi Higuchi (Japanese, b. 1947) - 1992-01