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Red and White Plum Blossoms (lid)

1998

Fujita Kyōhei 藤田 喬平

(Japanese, 1921–2004)
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Culture
Japan, Heisei period (1989–2019)
Medium
mold-blown glass, with enamel, gold and platinum foil and silver
Measurements
Overall: 18.8 x 30 x 24 cm (7 3/8 x 11 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Lid: 9.3 x 29.9 x 24.2 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Kyohei Fujita family and the Thomas R. Riley Galleries 2004.148.b
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Kyohei Fujita is an artist who uses the blow mold technique of shaping glass by blowing it into a preformed mold, creating boxes that fit together perfectly. These boxes are elaborately decorated and often utilize gold leaf to enhance the surfaces, referencing antique Japanese boxes.
A rectangular mold-blown glass lid features gold foil detailed with a network of dark cracks radiating from rounded corners toward the center. A jagged, irregular silver foil shape occupies the midpoint, while dozens of small red and white circular dots resembling blossoms are scattered across the textured metallic surfaces. The composition highlights the contrast between the weathered foil layers and the smooth, glossy finish of the surrounding glass.

Red and White Plum Blossoms (lid)

1998

Fujita Kyōhei

(Japanese, 1921–2004)
Japan, Heisei period (1989–2019)

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