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Aqua-poesy IV

Vase
1999 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Born in Japan, Hiroshi Suzuki studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo from 1982 to 1988. He came to Britain in 1994 to study silversmithing and metalwork at the Camberwell College of Art before doing a post graduate degree at the Royal College of Art in goldsmithing, silversmithing, metalwork and jewellery.

In 1999 he won the gold medal at the Chongju International Craft Competition in Korea. He was selected for this distinction from 1047 entries submitted from 13 different countries.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAqua-poesy IV (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silver, hand-raised
Brief description
Silver vase, Aqua-poesy IV, designed and made by Hiroshi Suzuki, London 1999
Physical description
The vase of Britannia silver rises from a small, flat circular base. The outline of the body swells upwards and outwards and towards the middle and then recedes inwards towards the narrow concave throat with its asymmetric, everted lip. The wall of the vase is decorated with a continuous series of irregular, concentric ridges and channels. The surface, both internally and externally is left softly planished with the hammer marks still visible and given a matt, white finish.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 27.5cm
  • Maximum diameter: 15.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
London hallmarks for 2000. Stamped in the centre of the base in a straight line, the sponsor’s mark, RCA (the Royal College of Art), the figure of the Britannia, the numerals 958, the standard of purity, the leopard’s head for the London Assay Office and the Millennium mark. (Stamped; 2000)
Gallery label
VASE London, 1999 and the Millennium mark Made by Hiroshi Suzuki (b.1961) Born in Japan, Hiroshi Suzuki studied at the Musashino Art University, Tokyo between 1982-88, gaining an MA in D Design. He came to Britain in 1994 to study for a BA Honours in Silversmithing and Metalwork at the Camberwell College of Art which he gained in 1997 before doing a post graduate degree at the Royal College of Art (1997-99) in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery. In 1999, he won the gold medal at the Chongju International Craft Competition, Korea. He was selected for this distinction from 1047 entries submitted from 13 different countries. M.19-2000(8/02/2000)
Object history
Born in Japan, Hiroshi Suzuki studied at the Musashino Art University, Tokyo, between 1982 and 1988, gaining an MA in Design. He came to Britain in 1994 to study for a BA Honours in Silversmithing and Metalwork at the Camberwell College of Art, which he gained in 1997, before doing a post graduate degree at the Royal College of Art in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery.

In 1999 he won the gold medal at the Chongju International Craft Competition, Korea. He was selected for this distinction from 1047 entries submitted from 13 different countries.
Summary
Born in Japan, Hiroshi Suzuki studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo from 1982 to 1988. He came to Britain in 1994 to study silversmithing and metalwork at the Camberwell College of Art before doing a post graduate degree at the Royal College of Art in goldsmithing, silversmithing, metalwork and jewellery.

In 1999 he won the gold medal at the Chongju International Craft Competition in Korea. He was selected for this distinction from 1047 entries submitted from 13 different countries.
Collection
Accession number
M.19-2000

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Record createdMarch 24, 2000
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