⑥IWATA Toshichi, Shallow glass tea bowl, bead pattern
The soft, fluid form of this blown-glass tea bowl is sprinkled with countless particles of gold and flecks of azure. Iwata Toshichi, known as a master of color, was a pioneer of modern Japanese glass craft, producing many formally daring blown-glass works with vivid hues. Imagine the sensation of drinking tea from this bowl, on which shimmering patterns seem to dance like flower petals in sunlight.