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    Posted 8 years ago

    racer4four
    (619 items)

    Japanese of course: big, different, colourful, and lots of gold.

    Shinichi Muro was born in 1949 and joined Joetsu Crystal (Kurata Glass) in 1973 after graduating from Kanazawa College of Art.

    A multi prize winning glass maker, his work is held in many museums worldwide, including Corning Glass Museum and Ebel Toft Glass Museum Denmark.

    Joetsu as a glass house has a long history of letting their artists make individual works in parallel with designing and making for the company.
    I have said before they are one of my favourite Japanese producers and that has been because the company has attracted and kept top level glass craftsmen - Muro is one of many.

    This large vase has been made in a very unusual shape with tapering, concave sides and a very Japanese small neck. The gold and coloured additions reminds me of a river bed, although I am not sure what the additional and asymmetrical fins are for! Cool anyway.

    Height 24cm (9.5in) width 26cm (10.5in) weight 3.8kg

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    Comments

    1. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      Just LOVE the form .... LANDSCAPE !!!!
    2. sklo42 sklo42, 8 years ago
      I love abstract landscapes as an art form....and this is about as good as they come..... and in glass too. Perhaps your finest piece.....
    3. kyratango kyratango, 8 years ago
      A striking piece, could get lost for hours in its landscape and colours !
    4. mikelv85 mikelv85, 8 years ago
      I agree with Vet and Sklo Karen. This piece has got it all going on. Impressive !
    5. Ivonne Ivonne, 8 years ago
      A masterpiece joining an artistic vision with precise accomplishment!
      The rippled top is like a wavy surface of a river.
    6. inky inky, 8 years ago
      Fantastic!!..racer4four.....:-)
    7. jscott0363 jscott0363, 8 years ago
      Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!
    8. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 8 years ago
      Well strangely enough, this one doesn't do it for me. I get the metaphorical work but it just doesn't grab my feels. Hmm, will have to contemplate it some more, I guess. :/
    9. SEAN68 SEAN68, 8 years ago
      im speechless on this stunner!!!
    10. Alan2310 Alan2310, 8 years ago
      Like SEAN, I am speechless .....;-)
      Congrats

      Alan
    11. swfinluv1 swfinluv1, 8 years ago
      Wow. Just...wow.
    12. antiquerose antiquerose, 8 years ago
      Wow...Stunning. It speaks for itself !!
    13. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 8 years ago
      Stunning!
    14. AnneLanders AnneLanders, 8 years ago
      stunning...
    15. racer4four racer4four, 8 years ago
      I am surprised at how much reaction this vase has triggered.
      I can't thank you all enough for not just looking but commenting too.
      Katherine - it's cool you don't get it.....that is what art is like! Thanks for being honest enough to say so and I am never offended by personal taste (unless it's Walmart style).

      Thanks for the love and comments guys. I have now named this vase river landscape in your honour.
      Big thanks to:
      Vet
      Peggy
      Kyra
      Mike
      Ivonne
      Inky
      Scott
      Katherine
      Sean
      Alan
      swfin
      Rose
      Elisabeth and
      Anne!
    16. Alan2310 Alan2310, 8 years ago
      Just want to add, you are on fire lately with all those gorgeous pieces of glass.
      Amazing collection, and all the knowledge you gain on thoses particulars.

      Alan ;-D

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