vase

Object NameVase

Manufacturer Fukuoka Tokushu Garasu Kabushiki Kaisha (JA), Fukuoka Art Glass Company

Made FromLead Glass, Soda Glass

Dateabout 1954

Place MadeJapan, Kyushu-chiho, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Techniqueblown, manipulated, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 26-27 cml; Rim W: 16 cm, D: 12 cm, Th: 1 cm; Base Diam: 8 cm

Accession Number55.6.5

Credit LineGift of the Asahi Glass Company

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionMultiple-layer glass: interior layer colorless soda glass; middle layer of translucent gray, yellow, olive-green and opaque white lead glasses in an abstract striped design; exterior layer a thick casing (0.5 cm at base) of colorless soda glass; blown and manipulated. Ovoid body; smooth, rounded rim; ground base; pontil mark removal a slightly concave circular area; highly polished.
Provenance

Source Asahi Glass Company (Japanese, 1908-1913) - 1955-01-25