ID 779042
Lot 234 | YOICHI OHIRA (B. 1946)
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
'La cascata con la luna che sorge da una montagna (Notturno)' Vase, 2006
executed by Andrea Zilio, master glassblower, and Giacomo Barbini, master cutter and grinder, Anfora, Murano, Italy
hand-blown glass canes with murrine and powder inserts, ground and polished surface
unique
15 in. (38 cm) high, 8 3⁄4 in. (22.2 cm) diameter
incised Yoichi Ohira Mo. A. Zilio Mo. G. Barbini 1⁄1 unico 28-4-2006 Friday murano Friday 18.02.2000 and with artist's cypher
Provenance
Collection of Barry Friedman, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Friedman Benda, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2016
Literature
Venice. 3 Visions in Glass: Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira, Laura de Santillana, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2009, pp. 17, 60, 242, 434 (for a related 'Notturno' example), 243, 434 (for drawings of related ‘Notturno’ vases)
| Artist: | Yoichi Ohira (1946) |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Artist: | Yoichi Ohira (1946) |
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| 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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