Philadelphia Antiques Show 2016_

✷ 134 ✷ FROM THE COLLECTION OF… FROM THE COLLECTION OF… PETER PAP PETER PAP ORIENTAL RUGS, DUBLIN, NH & SAN FRANCISCO, CA ARLIE SULKA LILLIAN NASSAU LLC, NEWYORK NY Yoishi Ohira (b. 1946) Vase from the ‘Laguna’ Series, 1999 I was rst introduced to the work of Japanese glass artist Yoichi Ohira when the Metropolitan Glass Club visited Barry Friedman’s gallery in October 2002. As a specialist in the art glass of Louis Comfort Ti any, I was immediately drawn to the high level of complexity and artistry inherent in Ohira’s work. Since my children were young, the looming cost of their advanced education (in addition to the overall idea of having something breakable in a home with a pair of rambunctious boys) kept me from buying my rst piece of Ohira that day. Over a decade and two college degrees later, I, like many of my emerging Ti any collectors, have taken advantage of the absence of my fully grown children to nally purchase examples of this master glassworker’s oeuvre. I’ve known Peter Tillou for many years, and I always nd something to covet in his booths at antiques shows. Peter’s eye is unerring; his taste is sophisticated and incredibly eclectic. When I spotted this 18th-century European painted box in his booth at the Philadelphia show a few years ago, I knew I had to have it. I love painted furniture and objects, and this box has everything going for it: the beautifully rendered owers and fruit, painted with a free hand, re ect the artist’s skill and con dence. I love the color palette, with its warm reds and golds painted on black, and the way the scale of the drawing is large on the box to ll the space. It is a beautiful object that speaks both of its maker and its time. It gives me pleasure everyday.