Toki no Hako - Fukujuso
Toki no Hako - Fukujuso / Ø6cm x h7cm
Fukujuso is a yellow flower that heralds the arrival of spring. Its symbolic meaning includes "bringing happiness" and "eternal happiness.
Kyoto based glass artist Sonoko Matsuda uses casting techniques to craft a series of small patterned glass containers. Matsuda calls the boxes, "Toki no Hako" (Box of Time) a name which might suggest a container holding moments or memories. The boxes, decorated with intricate motifs from nature, vary in size and shape and range from translucent to opaque.
Sonoko Matsuda
1986: Born in Fukuoka
2011: Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Arts and Design Department, Glass Program.
2013: Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts Master's Course Crafts Department.
2015: Completed study at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo (Craft Studio)
2018: Ended work as an assistant in the Glass Laboratory at Tama Art University, Department of Ceramic, Glass and Metal Works.
Present: Producing glass works at her studio in Kyoto and exhibiting in Japan.
- Dimensions: Dia 6cm x H 7cm
- Weight: 221g
- Material: Glass
- Product No: SM-2-1
- Made in Japan
