Canale Veneziano, 2001

Vase, "Venetian Canal"

DesignYoichi Ohira, *1946

Institution involvedAnfora, Glass studio, founded in the 1970s

ExecutionLivio Serena, Murano *1942

ExecutionGiacomo Barbini (Schliff), *1951

Multi-coloured mosaic glass, fused in "incalmo" technique, transparent-blue glass relief-cut ("inciso"), base evenly cut

(H x Ø)18,5 x 14,5 cm

Place of originMurano

Status

not on display

About the workA kind of music you hear with your eyes and your heart – this is how Yoichi Ohira described his fascination with glass, which he discovered when he was 20 years old. He spent a year learning how to make glass in Japan before beginning his art studies in Venice in 1973. From the start of his studies until 2010, he collaborated with glassworks in Murano to achieve outstanding results. The techniques are Venetian, but the elaboration in each individual work is Ohira’s doing. He also always signed the works with the names of the glassmakers who realised his designs.

AccessionAcquisition 2003 with funds of the Stiftung Glasmuseum Hentrich

Inventory numberGl 2003-28

Contact

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