Mid-Century Japanese Iwatsu Hineri Handkerchief Vase - 1

Mid-Century Japanese Iwatsu Hineri Handkerchief Vase

$135.00
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Mid-Century Japanese Iwatsu Hineri Handkerchief Vase
$135.00

Specifications

Japan, c. 1960s to 1970s
Iwatsu Glass Co., Hineri range
Cased art glass
16 cm high

Every KOBK object is one of one and carries its age honestly. Expect marks, wear and patina as part of the piece; any specific fault is noted above. Where an object is photographed on a stand, the stand is included.

Notes

A small handkerchief vase with the lip pulled up into soft folds and the blue pushed deepest at the base. It has that very good mid-century glass trick of looking fluid and cut at the same time. Casing means a layer of coloured glass sealed inside clear, which is what gives the colour that submerged, lensed depth.

Iwatsu Glass of Osaka made some of Japan's most recognised mid-century glass, and Hineri was their export line, ribbed, tactile and built to catch the light. It is good enough that it is regularly mistaken for Murano, but it does not need the borrowed glamour. Heavy enough to feel convincing, bright enough to hold its own, and exactly the right size for a shelf, a sill, or a single stem.