Kyohei Fujita

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'Red and White Plum Blossoms', glass, silver, gold leaf and platinum leaf work by Kyohei Fujita, 1992, Metropolitan Museum of Art
'Red and White Plum Blossoms', glass, silver, gold leaf and platinum leaf work by Kyohei Fujita, 1992, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kyohei Fujita (藤田 喬平 Fujita Kyōhei?, (1921–September 18, 2004)) was a Japanese glass artist. He is best known for his glass boxes with complicated surface decorations, and his work was included in the exhibit One of a Kind: The Studio Craft Movement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, December 22, 2006-September 3, 2007.

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  • Boone, Thomas, David J. Wagner, Kikuo Atarashi and Shigeki Fukunaga, Kyohei Fujita, First American Glass Exhibition, Lathrup Village, Michigan, Habatat Galleries, 1981.
  • Fujita, Kyohei, Free Blown Glassware by Kyohei Fujita, Tokyo, Takashimaya, 1992.
  • Fujita, Kyohei, Kyohei Fujita, Unikate in Glas aus Japan, Coburg, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, 1977.
  • Lynggaard, Finn, Kyohei Fujita, The Man and his Work, Copenhagen, Borgen København 2000.
  • Maedebach, Heino, Kyohei Fujita, Brosch, 1977.
  • Biography page of Kyohei Fujita Museum of Glass (Japanese)

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