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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: Baked_Beans on September 10, 2010, 12:51:22 PM
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Rather lovely buttons wouldn't you say ? See other items for sale (http://cgi.ebay.com/Lampwork-paperweight-button-bouquet-Huge-button_W0QQitemZ260658240737QQcategoryZ41194QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3911.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D2%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5784040850550685135) to see other examples of this superb work !
Good grief thats a long link :- [ [Mod: Not any more. it isn't :)]
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I have a couple mini pw's from this artist, as well as a couple of buttons. Beautiful work.
Shipped fast and well packed.
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wow! What would you attach it to? Cardigan? Jacket? Would you have a set of five? :o Fabulous!
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I don't have any garments worthy of such buttons :cry:
Any chance of a photo of your mini paperweights & buttons Alex ? :mrgreen: :cheers:
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I've noticed (and admired) this artist's work on eBay for a while now. I hope Alexander will post photos too!
Lily :)
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Here are a couple of pics of the paperweights, quite rough as I haven't photographed them properly yet, these are from cellphone camera.
The paperweights are 3 cm wide so quite small.
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Alexander, your paperweights are charming! I love the beautiful pastel colors. Very peaceful to gaze upon indeed. Am I correct in saying these pretty buttons and weights are by a woman artist? At less than one-inch, they are tiny treasures! I appreciate your photos.
Lily :)
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Thanks for posting the shots Alexander. Wonderful ! I just can't get over how tiny they are . Each flower just a few millimeters. How difficult must it be to get such detail working on a tiny scale like that ? I'm hooked ! :sun: Thanks again ,Mike.
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Am I correct in saying these pretty buttons and weights are by a woman artist? At less than one-inch, they are tiny treasures! I appreciate your photos.
Lily :)
Hi, I really don't know :)
The artists name is Fujie Kawata.
I seem to recall that the buttons have a long tradition in Japan as ornamental buttons for formal dress.
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These gorgeous buttons arrived from Japan over the weekend and I just had to take some photos and post them here . They were sent so quickly and beautifully packaged. They are only 2cm in diameter ! Just superb ! The last three pics are of the same button.
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Wow - very nice :)
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I agree with Alexander, Mike .... very nice indeed! Wish the artist made more as mini-paperweights. Thanks for posting the photos!
My best .... Lily :)
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I agree, I think there would be a real market for more paperweights of this style outside of Japan (as well as inside Japan !). Such a perfectionist and a great talent with a distinctive Japanese style full of wonderful colour combinations from a country full of exotic flowers ...what more can one say !!
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I'm far more taken with the vintage buttons I found through the link you provided - some are utterly fabulous.
(sorry, I'm well known for my intense dislike of anything floweryand/or pink and to a slightly lesser extent, paperweighty. Personal thing.).
But I should share the site I found, thanks to you! :thup:
http://shop.ebay.com/cz-design/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340
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Certianly some great designs but they are all mostly pressed so it's like comparing a vintage claret from the best vineyards of Bordeaux (beautiful lampwork button) with a young supermarket wine from anywhere (pressed glass button ! ) No comparison ! ...IMHO ! ;)
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I'd want my claret fruity, if it were flowery, I'd probably consider it to be off.
For me, there's no comparison either! Give me vintage. :P
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Certianly some great designs but they are all mostly pressed so it's like comparing a vintage claret from the best vineyards of Bordeaux (beautiful lampwork button) with a young supermarket wine from anywhere (pressed glass button ! ) No comparison ! ...IMHO ! ;)
The Japanese buttons are well made but they do contain many random air bubbles in the clear glass. So perhaps a comparison should really be to a champagne, not a claret. :)
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Yes Kev its a valid point ! ......how do you get rid of those bubbles !???
Sue, when I look at antique/vintage lampwork (French) paperweights a Bouquet can look somewhat heavy. The flowers depicted in these buttons and mini paperweights look so light and refreshing one could almost blow the petals away. I think this style is a modern interpretation of the antique French bouquet with as fine a detail as ever you would see in a vintage French one.
Looking beyond the technical issues of bubbles there is really great artistry here !
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This talented Japanese artist is indeed a woman! I have had the pleasure of seeing a piece of her work in person. It is amazing and the bubbles don't get in the way at all; in fact, the are barely visible except with magnification. One might just say they are dewdrops on the flowers. I hope Fujie Kawata will be offering some new buttons/paperweights soon. In the button I have personally seen, the morning glory in the bouquet is (IMHO) about as close to perfection as someone can come. If you haven't seen this artist's work up close and personal, keep an eye out for her offerings. Her asking prices are very reasonable. I truly believe you will be pleasantly surprised and very pleased.
Lily :fwr:
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I totally agree Lily. Fujie's work is real perfection. Even with my untrained eye her :fwr: are splendid !
I contacted her via ebay and told her of this thread on Glassmessages which she has been following with interest.
She said she would be producing some more buttons shortly but was unsure about the paperweights. :thup:
P.S. Here is another one which I bought !
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Again, I am impressed with your new button, Mike, and that you have contacted the artist! It's very good to know she is planning to create some new buttons soon and hope she will give serious thought to mini-paperweights. How does one display buttons such as these? On a card or .... ? Keep us posted on any new additions to your button collection. :baby:
Because of this thread, I now have 'paperweight glass button' as a saved search in my eBay. There are some interesting and fun buttons out there!
Lily :hi:
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I too thought about mounting the buttons on a card and then framing the card under glass and hanging the button picture on the wall ! I would like to see a Japanese garment for which they are designed !
What really intrigues me is the tiny scale (which must be so much more difficult to produce)..... almost a glass 'netsuke' in button or mini paperweight form. Cheers, Mike.
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These could be entirely flameworked in which case she would not be equipped to make weights.
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I hope this talented Japanese artist, Fujie Kawata, is safe! I'm not sure where she lives in Japan, however, everyone in that country is affected in some way by this mega natural disaster. My heart and prayers go out to them.
Lily