Wedgwood by Hitomi Hosono Kasumi Vase Limited Edition of 5
$22,000.00
Item# 40034884
Size:
H: 9.2" W: 9.8" D: 5.8"
The stunning Green Daisy Vase draws the eye to its smooth elliptical shape in pastel green and the wonderful cascade of bas relief white daisies that appear to be pouring out of its narrow mouth. The exquisitely crafted individual daisies tumble over the edge with some layering over one another, almost ancingin a rich cluster raised on their stalks while others drift delicately down the vase to its base. Hitomi evocative Japanese title for the piece, asumimeans hazy or misty and the effect of this dense covering of hand-applied daisies is a wonderful white haze over the pastel green form of the vase making it a truly striking work of art. The skilled artisans at Barlaston use ancient skills and their years of training to meticulously create the items in this collection. Each individual Kasumi piece is double cast to create the shape ready for ornamenting. Two different sizes of daisy are applied, in three varying depths to create texture using different stalk heights which the daisy heads are placed onto, creating the tumbling, ancingeffect. Offered as a limited edition of only 5 pieces, each Kasumi vase takes just over 21 hours to produce and is complete with 1105 separate intricate ornament applications by the skilled ornamentors and goes through 1 firing, making a truly inspirational piece of art. The essence of the collection for Hitomi is in natural beauty, presenting leaves and flowers as we see them in the natural world, climbing, gathering, layering and changing color in graduation. She creates a new harmony between the body of the piece and its ornamentation, bringing new organic and natural movement to Wedgwood enduring and iconic ornamental wares. Every piece in the collection is hand-crafted at Barlaston as a highly limited-edition collectable item and artefact with an impress bearing Hitomi Japanese signature, the Wedgwood stamp and limited-edition number."
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Product description:The stunning Green Daisy Vase draws the eye to its smooth elliptical shape in pastel green and the wonderful cascade of bas relief white daisies that appear to be pouring out of its narrow mouth. The exquisitely crafted individual daisies tumble over the edge with some layering over one another, almost ancingin a rich cluster raised on their stalks while others drift delicately down the vase to its base. Hitomi evocative Japanese title for the piece, asumimeans hazy or misty and the effect of this dense covering of hand-applied daisies is a wonderful white haze over the pastel green form of the vase making it a truly striking work of art. The skilled artisans at Barlaston use ancient skills and their years of training to meticulously create the items in this collection. Each individual Kasumi piece is double cast to create the shape ready for ornamenting. Two different sizes of daisy are applied, in three varying depths to create texture using different stalk heights which the daisy heads are placed onto, creating the tumbling, ancingeffect. Offered as a limited edition of only 5 pieces, each Kasumi vase takes just over 21 hours to produce and is complete with 1105 separate intricate ornament applications by the skilled ornamentors and goes through 1 firing, making a truly inspirational piece of art. The essence of the collection for Hitomi is in natural beauty, presenting leaves and flowers as we see them in the natural world, climbing, gathering, layering and changing color in graduation. She creates a new harmony between the body of the piece and its ornamentation, bringing new organic and natural movement to Wedgwood enduring and iconic ornamental wares. Every piece in the collection is hand-crafted at Barlaston as a highly limited-edition collectable item and artefact with an impress bearing Hitomi Japanese signature, the Wedgwood stamp and limited-edition number."
