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wine cup

Object NameSake Cup
Maker Toshichi Iwata (Japanese, 1893-1980)
Made FromSoda Glass, Gold Leaf
Dateabout 1972
Place MadeJapan, Tokyo
Techniqueoverlaid
SizeOverall H: 7.2 cm; Rim Diam: 4.4 cm
Accession Number73.6.13 B
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Blair
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless soda glass; blown. Overlaid on the exterior with speckles of gold leaf and upward swirling stripes of opaque white, green and purple glasses emanating from applied blobs in center bottom. Rim slightly thickened; straight wall tapering in toward the bottom, then rounding out to a bulbous form; slightly hollow base.
Provenance
Source Dorothy Blair - 1973-04-23