Basket
Basket
Artist
Itoko Iwata
(Japanese, 1922-2008)
Manufacturer
Iwata Glass Company, Ltd.
(Japanese)
Place of OriginJapan, Tokyo
Dateabout 1986
DimensionsH: 10.8 in.; W: 25.5 in.; Diameter: 24.3 in.
MediumMold-blown and hot-worked glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Richard Weckman
Object number
2013.181
Not on View
DescriptionSquare glass basket with flat bottom, mold-blown of colorless glass with opaque white and red glass and gold foil inclusions applied to one half of the basket. Strap handle pulled from two opposing corners and overlapping at the center of the crest, forming an arch with one colorless and one spattered half. The basket is en suite with its original box
Sixth to early seventh century
about 1785 (Frame about 1820)
about 1785 (Frame about 1820)
3rd-4th century CE
Sixth to early seventh century
Late fourth to late fifth century
Sixth to early seventh century
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