Kurata Glass (Japan) Art Glass 8" Ball Vase

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A gorgeous multi-coloured vase in a style known to be from the company's range of coloured art glassware. This particular version of ball vase contains sunflower yellow, olive green and dark grey.

Production 1960s/70s

Dimensions 20cm (8") tall, 20cm (8") diameter

Condition Great condition with no major wear - we would have said excellent, but there is a small flaw internally, as per the last picture.

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About the Maker

Kurata Glass

Produced by the Joetsu Crystal Glass Company, Kurata Glass (often branded Kurata Craft Glass) represents the premium art glass line of one of Japan's most enduring furnaces. Founded in 1905 by Masaru Kurata in the Gunma Prefecture, the company is a notable exception to the post-war trend of factory closures, remaining actively operated by the Kurata family today. While JCGC maintains a strong domestic presence under its own name, the kiln's mid-century commercial expansion was heavily driven by international distribution, solidifying its presence in the global art glass market.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Joetsu was contracted by major Western distributors, most notably the American tableware brand Mikasa, to manufacture large quantities of both pressed and free-form art glass. Because these export pieces were distributed with temporary foil labels that frequently degraded over time, attribution of unmarked Kurata glass relies heavily on physical manufacturing traits.

Pieces distributed under their domestic line originally carried a foil sticker reading 'Kurata Craft Glass' often accompanied by the Joetsu Crystal logo.

Read more about Japanese glass production here.

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About the Region

Japanese Glass

Japanese glass brings together a wide range of approaches, from practical tableware to expressive decorative objects and individually designed studio work. Its modern history is not a single story of export production: manufacturers developed different techniques, ranges and markets, with industrial glassmaking and handworked art glass existing alongside one another.

Among the distinctive forms associated with Japanese decorative glass of the mid-twentieth century are substantial vases and bowls with layered colour, clear outer casings and flowing, asymmetrical outlines. Pulled rims, twisting bodies and contrasting layers can give these pieces a strong sculptural presence. These are important strands of Japanese design, rather than features shared by every Japanese maker or period.

Iwatsu Glass is represented by its Hineri and Art Glass ranges, including twisting, lobed forms and prominently pulled rims. Sanyu Glass offers another approach to layered colour and decorative form. The individual histories of Hokuyo Glass, Multi Glass and Tajima Glass add further variety, and their collection pages provide more specific context.

Decorative glass developed alongside continued investment in everyday glassware. The histories of the companies that became Toyo-Sasaki, for example, document automated tumbler production and the development of toughened drinking glasses during the same post-war decades. This wider background matters when considering the diversity of Japanese glass, rather than treating all production as one export-led style.

Surviving paper and foil labels can provide useful evidence, but their wording needs to be read carefully: a name may identify a maker, range, distributor or export brand. Labels can also be lost over time. An unsigned piece is not automatically Japanese, just as a heavy, colourful form is not automatically Italian Murano. Attribution is strongest when labels, contemporary catalogues and documented examples can be considered together, with uncertainty made clear where evidence is limited.

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