B. 1979
GLASSBLOWER
Heralded by lovers of ikebana and wabi-sabi, Yoshihiro Nishiyama creates handmade glassware hundreds of miles from Tokyo in the Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Light dances through Yoshihiro Nishiyama’s perfectly imperfect glassworks. Deeply influenced by glassware from the Edo, Meiji and Taisho periods, Yoshihiro is a master of Katabuki, a technique that uses a mold into which glass is blown–allowing for extremely light and thin glass with a characteristically expressive surface that “makes you feel like you are floating on the surface of a lake.” In the words of the artist, “Although glass is usually considered cold, in reality it also has warmth and softness, which I try to express.”
YOSHIHIRO NISHIYAMA
Yoshihiro Nishiyama Hexagon Decanter with Stopper
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Large Square Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Kakusho Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Small Square Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Small Onion Vase
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Large Plum Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Large Round Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Tall Edo Tumbler
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Short Edo Tumbler
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Large Square Kaku Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Kaku Shot Glass
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Octagon Tumbler
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Small Round Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Small Hexagon Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Large Tapered Square Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Square Decanter with Stopper
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Shinogi Bowl
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Octagon Base Platter
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Large Octagon Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Medium Octagon Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Medium Facet Bottle
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Yoshihiro Nishiyama Small Flat Round Bottle