Island Landscape "Shima-geshiki" Vase [島景色 壺]
Made to order in Okinawa. Please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery. See our Ryukyu Glass Policy.
A one of a kind vase by Taira Tsuneo, a Ryukyu glass artist honored as a Contemporary Master Craftsman (Gendai no Meiko). Born on Irabu Island in Okinawa, he set out to capture the sea, the blue sky and the green of his home islands in glass.
The swirling blues, greens and glints of gold you see here are his own Island Colors, a palette he spent three years perfecting so that a single piece could call up the memory of Okinawa’s nature. Every work is shaped entirely by hand, and passing this craft and feeling on to the next generation is something he considers his calling. No two pieces are ever alike.
Made to order in Okinawa. Please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery. See our Ryukyu Glass Policy.
A one of a kind vase by Taira Tsuneo, a Ryukyu glass artist honored as a Contemporary Master Craftsman (Gendai no Meiko). Born on Irabu Island in Okinawa, he set out to capture the sea, the blue sky and the green of his home islands in glass.
The swirling blues, greens and glints of gold you see here are his own Island Colors, a palette he spent three years perfecting so that a single piece could call up the memory of Okinawa’s nature. Every work is shaped entirely by hand, and passing this craft and feeling on to the next generation is something he considers his calling. No two pieces are ever alike.