Yoichi Ohira (*1946), vase from ‘Laguna’ series, 1999
hand-blown glass canes with murrines and powder, signed
executed with Master Livio Serena, Anfora, Murano, Italy
24 cm (height)
engraved signature, date and number at bottom ‘Yoichi Ohira Mo L. Serena 1/1 Unique 1999 Murano’ with artist’s cipher
excellent condition
The last picture shows a similar vase from the same serie.
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.
EXHIBITED
Vetri Veneziani: Ohira, Caffe Florian, Venice and Isetan, Toyko, March – April 1999.