Toki no Hako - Suzuran
Toki no Hako - Suzuran ( Lily of the Valley) / w6.8cm x d5.5cm x h7.8cm
Suzuran (Lily of the Valley) symbolizes "hope" and "the return of 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: W 6.8cm x D 5.5cm x H 7.8cm
- Weight: 129g
- Material: Glass
- Product No: SM-2-3
- Made in Japan
