Yoichi Ohira (*1946), vase from ‘Laguna’ series, 1999
hand-blown glass canes with murrines, ground surface
executed with Master Livio Serena, Anfora, Murano, Italy
15 x 16 cm
engraved signature, date and number at bottom ‘Yoichi Ohira Mo L. Serena 1/1 Unique 1999 Murano’ with artist’s cipher
excellent condition
LITERATURE
different examples of the series referenced in the following:
B. Friedman, Yoichi Ohira: A Phenomenon in Glass, New York 2002;
A. Dorigato, Vetri Veneziani: Ohira, exh. cat., Venice: Civici Musei Veneziani d’Arte e di Storia, Venice 1998.