“My ideas never start from a rational conceptual abstraction. Instead, they often spring from personal poetic emotions.” YOICHI OHIRA
8 YOICHI OHIRA b. 1946 Unique “Macchie” vase, 2002 Handblown glass canes with murrine and powder inserts. 7 1⁄ 2 in. (19.1 cm) high Executed by Livio Serena, master blower, and Giacomo Barbini, master cutter and grinder, Anfora, Murano, Italy. Underside incised with Yoichi Ohira/m° L. Serena/m° G. Barbini/1 / 1 unico/Monday 17-06-2002/murano. Estimate $12,000-18,000 provenance Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York
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