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.
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.
Place of Origin
London, England (made)
Date
1999 (made)
Artist/maker
Hiroshi Suzuki, born 1961 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Silver, hand-raised
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.
Dimensions
Height: 27.5 cm maximum, Diameter: 15.3 cm maximum
Object history note
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.
Descriptive line
Silver vase, Aqua-poesy IV, designed and made by Hiroshi Suzuki, London 1999
Exhibition History
The Silver Galleries, 1800 to the Present Day. (Victoria and Albert Museum 08/02/2000-08/02/2000)
Labels and date
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]
Materials
Silver
Categories
Metalwork
Collection code
MET
