ID 778953
Lot 232 | YOICHI OHIRA (B. 1946)
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 18 000
'Canale di Venezia N. 1' Vase, 2009
executed by Andrea Zilio, master glassblower, and Giacomo Barbini, master cutter and grinder, Anfora, Murano, Italy
hand-blown glass murrine with granular inserts, carved and polished surface
unique
10 1⁄4 x 7 x 5 3⁄4 in. (26 x 17.8 x 14.6 cm)
incised Yoichi Ohira Mo. A. Zilio Mo. G. Barbini 1⁄1 unico Friday 05-6-2009 murano and with artist's cypher
Provenance
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2010
Literature
Venice. 3 Visions in Glass: Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira, Laura de Santillana, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2009, pp. 48-49, 55, 264-266, 268, 437 (for related 'Calle de Venezia' vases), 267 (for a photo 'View of a Venetian Street Way, Italy, 2008' that inspired this series)
| Artist: | Yoichi Ohira (1946) |
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| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Artist: | Yoichi Ohira (1946) |
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| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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