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Yuki Hayama b. 1961
Perfume Bottle: Green Phoenix and Arabesque with Gold glazeCeramicsH4 5/8 x W3 ½ in
H11.6 x W8.8 cmC21986Further images
A scene from a movie called "Rikyu," starring Rentaro Mikuni, inspired me to create this perfume bottle. In this movie, during a conversation with Tokugawa Ieyasu, Rikyu places a small green glass bottle on the floor of a simple tearoom. I remember the astonishing beauty of the green bottle imported from abroad, sitting quietly inside a Japanese building featuring clay walls, tatami mats, and candlelight. I created this Western-style bottle with a wish to design something that would beautifully fit into the Japanese building that I saw in that movie.
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