YOICHI OHIRA (b. 1946)

A unique 'Colata di Lava' vase, 2002

executed by Maestro Andrea Zilio and Maestro Giacomo Barbini, hand-blown glass murrine, granular and powder inserts, partial inciso and polished surface

22 x 14 cm

signed and dated Yoichi Ohira m° a. Zilio m° g. Barbini 1/1 unico murano

Provenience:

Some were bought directly from Maestro Giacomo Barbini.

LITERATURE

B. Friedman (ed.), Venice. 3 Visions in Glass, Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira, Laura de Santillana, exh. cat., New York, Barry Friedman Gallery, Kansas, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Naples, Naples Museum of Art, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs,

New York/Stuttgart, 2009, pp. 238 and 434 for other examples from this series.