Orchard Box by Kimiake Higuchi, 2007

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Artifact Overview

New centers of glassmaking emerged as studio glass spread in the 1980s, creating a truly international movement. In Japan, studio glass artist Kimiake Higuchi referenced the Art Nouveau style of the 1890s for inspiration. She revived a popular glassmaking technique known as "pate-de-verre" to achieve opaque finishes and used color schemes and botanical motifs that further echo the Art Nouveau.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sculpture (Visual work)

Date Made

2007

Location

at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass

Object ID

2017.2.43

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bruce and Ann Bachmann.

Material

Glass (Material)

Color

Green
White (Color)
Reddish purple

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.25 in
Length: 5.5 in
Weight: 5 lbs

Inscriptions

on bottom: Kimiake 2007