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Red and White Plum Blossoms

Red and White Plum Blossoms

1998

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Fujita Kyōhei 藤田 喬平

(Japanese, 1921–2004)

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

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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.

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