Bird Plaque

Object NamePlaque

Maker Yasuko Ujiie (Japanese, b. 1947)

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Date1983

Place MadeJapan, Tokyo, Hachioji

Techniquepate de verre

SizeOverall H: 18.9 cm, W: 16.6 cm

Accession Number85.6.1 B

Credit LineGift of Thomas S. Buechner

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTranslucent colorless non-lead glass with areas of powdered color; pate-de-verre. Flat rectangular files with beveled edges pierced in upper left corner area by surface design extensions of tail and wing of large bird crouching on a branch molded in low relief; bird cuts diagonally across the vertical rectangular format; five stylized small birds in low relief fly out of upper right corner in a V-pattern; upper right area overall coloration in blue, bird in pink, lower left section colored green. Engraved "Yasuko Ujiie" on back and signed "YU" [monogram "Y" over "U"] molded in front.
Provenance

Source Thomas S. Buechner (American, 1926-2010) - 1985-09-12