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Red and White Plum Blossoms (lid)

1998

Fujita Kyōhei 藤田 喬平

(Japanese, 1921–2004)
Japan, Heisei period (1989-2019)
mold-blown glass, with enamel, gold and platinum foil and silver
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.)
Gift of the Kyohei Fujita family and the Thomas R. Riley Galleries 2004.148.b
Location: not on view
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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.
Red and White Plum Blossoms (lid)

Red and White Plum Blossoms (lid)

1998

Fujita Kyōhei

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

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