Lot Essay
Yoichi Ohira conceived this work as one of a set of four vases comprising the accompanying lots 390, 391, and 392, all of which were produced within a one-month period at Anfora, Murano in late spring 1999.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTION
YOICHI OHIRA (B. 1946)
'Silenzio' Vase from the 'Metamorfosi' Series, 1999
Details
YOICHI OHIRA (B. 1946)
'Silenzio' Vase from the 'Metamorfosi' Series, 1999
executed by Maestro Livio Serena, Anfora, Murano, Italy
handblown glass canes with powder inserts, polished
unique
8 5/8 in. (22 cm) high, 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) diameter
incised Yoichi Ohira Mo. L. Serena Mo. 1/1 unico Friday 4 June 1999 murano and with artist's cypher
'Silenzio' Vase from the 'Metamorfosi' Series, 1999
executed by Maestro Livio Serena, Anfora, Murano, Italy
handblown glass canes with powder inserts, polished
unique
8 5/8 in. (22 cm) high, 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) diameter
incised Yoichi Ohira Mo. L. Serena Mo. 1/1 unico Friday 4 June 1999 murano and with artist's cypher
Provenance
Barry Friedman Gallery, Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2000
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2000
Literature
B. Friedman, Yoichi Ohira: A Phenomenon in Glass, New York, 2002, pp. 197, 381
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