ID 778999
Lot 233 | YOICHI OHIRA (B. 1946)
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 18 000
'Murrine a Polvere al Scatola Giapponese' Vase, 2005
executed by Maestro Andrea Zilio and Maestro Giacomo Barbini, Anfora, Murano, Italy
hand-blown glass canes with murrine, avventurina, granular and powder inserts, ground and polished surface
unique
9 3⁄4 in. (24.8 cm) high, 8 1⁄2 in. (21.6 cm) diameter
incised Yoichi Ohira Mo. A. Zilio Mo. G. Barbini 1⁄1 unico Friday 30-9-2005 murano and with artist's cypher
Provenance
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006
Literature
Venice. 3 Visions in Glass: Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira, Laura de Santillana, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2009, pp. 245, 435 (for related ‘Murrine a Polvere’ vases), 243 (for drawings of related ‘Polvere’ vases)
| 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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