Kyohei Fujita studied at the Tokyo Academy of Arts and was employed by the Iwata Glass Company before embarking on a career as an independent glass artist in 1949. He is best-known for his glass boxes with ornate surface decorations, as seen in the following four lots. In 1989, Fujita was the only glass artist appointed to the Japan Art Academy, and in 1997 he was designated a National Living Treasure in Japan. Fujita’s works are held in the permanent collections of the Kyohei Fujita Museum of Glass, Matsushima, Japan; Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Museum of Arts and Design, New York.