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Object NameRing
Artist
Kazuko Mitsushima
(b. 1946)
Made Fromlead glass, silver metals
Date1989
Place MadeJapan
Techniquebent, cut, soldered, polished, plated, kiln formed, stamped
SizeOverall H: 2.7 cm, W: 1.9 cm, D: 2.7 cm
Accession Number90.6.3
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Jewelry: 25 Centuries of Style
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, gold and silver metals; Kiln formed and fused glass and gold leaf bonded with Epoxy to silver that has been bent, cut, soldered, polished and plated with rhodium. Ring of silver in form of a cube open on two sides, with one semi-circular cut-out (so finger can bend); opposite exterior wall decorated with applied drop of colorless lined fused on underside, with gold leaf and then kiln-formed into flowing shape; bonded to silver so that edge of glass drapes over one side of silver; stamped on silver interior: Japanese calligraphic mark for "Kazu" (see object information sheet for example) SILVER.Provenance
Source
Kazuko Mitsushima
(b. 1946) - 1990-02-13
about 1950-1959