Vintage Japanese Hineri Glass Vase Large 13" Mid Century Sommerso Pink Blue Art0

Vintage Japanese Hineri Glass Vase Large 13" Mid Century Sommerso Pink Blue Art

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Vintage Japanese Hineri Glass Vase Large 13" Mid Century Sommerso Pink Blue Art

Vintage Japanese Hineri Glass Vase Large 13" Mid Century Sommerso Pink Blue Art

£98.00
Item Overview
  • Type: Large Tri-Colour Art Glass Vase / Mid-Century Flared Swung Vase
  • Designer: Master Glass Artisan
  • Brand: Iwatsu Hineri Glass
  • Manufacturer: Iwatsu Glass Works (Osaka / Aomori)
  • MPN: Hineri Sommerso Swung (Multi-faceted Star Base Pattern)
  • Place of Origin: Japan
  • Style: Mid-Century Modern / Japanese Sommerso / Retro Art Glass
  • Colour: Cranberry Pink, Vivid Cobalt Blue, Turquoise, and High-Clarity Clear Glass Casing
  • Design Era: Late Showa Era / Mid-Century Modernism (c. 1965 – 1972)
  • Material: Heavy Gauge Hand-Blown Lead Glass
  • Set Includes: One (1) Large Multi-Faceted Swung Vase
  • Features: Multi-Tone Sommerso Layers, Flared Petal Ruffled Top, Star-Shaped Polished Base
  • Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition
  • Size and Capacity: Stands at an impressive 13 inches (approx. 33cm) in total height.
Dating & Historical Context
  • Dating: This monumental piece of hand-sculpted glassware dates to the late Showa period, specifically from the mid-1960s to the very early 1970s (c. 1965–1972). This precise window marks the absolute zenith of post-war Japanese art glass exportation, where technical production hallmarks—such as the flawless coordination of the triple-layered sommerso core, the intensive ground-facet polishing of the starburst base, and the high-index refractive clarity of the lead-formula casing—reached their historical peak before global industrial scaling altered factory methods.
  • Historical Note: Known natively as Hineri (meaning "to twist" or "contort" in Japanese), this style represents the peak of Japan's mid-century glass renaissance. While Western buyers frequently mistake these pieces for Venetian Murano or Czech Sklo Union, houses like Iwatsu and Sanyu developed a completely independent mastery of the demanding sommerso casing method. Artisans pulled the molten glass upwards using hand tools while hot, creating a dramatic, asymmetrical "swung" crest. This specific colourway—suspending deep cranberry and cerulean ribbons inside heavy, clear casing—reflects the global Space Age fascination with fluid, organic forms and dramatic prismatic refraction.
Description
A breathtaking focal point of mid-century studio craftsmanship, this large-format 13-inch vintage art glass vase brings a vibrant burst of colour and structural elegance to any interior layout. Blown with an incredible weight of premium glass, the body features an intricate multi-faceted star form that rises into an elegant, asymmetric ruffled collar. The internal core displays a masterful graduation of layered pigments, blending rich cranberry tones seamlessly into deep cobalt blue and sky turquoise highlights, all beautifully suspended within a thick jacket of optically clear glass.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
  • Masterful Sommerso Technique: Features distinct, cleanly separated layers of colour that appear suspended in mid-air, shifting in intensity depending on how the ambient light hits the facets.
  • Sculptural Star Base: The bottom terminal is formed into a thick, multi-pointed star configuration, precision ground and flat-polished to reveal the stunning geometric convergence of the coloured glass paths.
  • Organic Swung Collar: The upper rim is hand-stretched into a series of dynamic peaks and troughs, ensuring that no two angles of the vase look identical.
  • Substantial Scale: At 33cm tall, this piece transcends standard small bud vases, operating as a standalone sculptural centrepiece suited for a mantelpiece, sideboard, or retro display cabinet.
Condition Report
This impressive mid-century art glass vase is in excellent vintage condition, exhibiting pristine clarity and phenomenal preservation. The heavy glass body is structurally flawless, entirely free from perimeter chips, flea bites, stress fractures, or bruising to the delicate hand-swung upper peaks. The interior is wonderfully clean with no signs of clouding, hard water etching, or historic residue. The flat-polished star base displays light shelf wear on the underside contact points, which provides authentic confirmation of its vintage pedigree. Please review the comprehensive macro photography gallery to view the internal colour bands and verify the physical proportions.
Shipping & Logistics
  • Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
  • Packaging: Due to the substantial weight and delicate extremities of this piece, it will be securely cocooned in multiple layers of high-density bubble wrap and anchored inside a rigid, oversized shipping box filled with impact-absorbing loose fill.
  • Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
  • Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
  • Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.

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