Red and White Plum Blossoms

1992

Not on view

Both contemporary and deeply rooted in the Japanese decorative arts tradition, Kyohei Fujita made monumental glass forms. The striking use of color and contrasting metallic inclusions relate this piece to the lacquer boxes, or casuri bako, that are part of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, yet the abstract pattern and simple form are unmistakably modern.

Artwork Details

Title: Red and White Plum Blossoms
Artist: Kyohei Fujita (Japanese, 1921–2004)
Date: 1992
Medium: Glass, silver, gold leaf, platinum leaf
Dimensions: 9 × 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 in., 9.8 lb. (22.9 × 17.1 × 17.1 cm, 4.4 kg)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of the Fujita Family and Maurine Littleton Gallery, 2005
Object Number: 2005.105a, b
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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