Favrile glass

Japanese: Favrile glass(英語表記)Favrileglass
Favrile glass

…He dissolved the joint company in 1882 and founded the Tiffany Glass Company in 1885. His style formed a genre of glass in Art Nouveau that he called Favrile glass (lustre glass), and his glassware, lampshades, stained glass, and mosaics were characterized by peacock patterns, iridescence, and rich, soft impressionist colors and compositions. Furthermore, his activities expanded widely to include glass, metalwork, jewelry, leather, furniture, interior design, and other crafts in general, centering on the Tiffany Glass Decoration Company (commonly known as Tiffany Studio), which he established in 1892. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Favrile glass" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…82年にこの連合会社を解散して,85年にティファニー・ガラス会社を設立した。彼の作風は,アール・ヌーボーにおけるガラスのなかでも,自ら〈ファブリル・グラスFavrile glass(ラスター彩のガラス)〉と呼ぶ一つのジャンルを形成し,ガラス器,ランプシェード,ステンド・グラス,モザイクなどに,ピーコック(クジャク)・パターン,イリデセンス(真珠貝の虹色),豊かなやわらかい印象派風の色調と構図を特徴とした。さらに彼の活動は,92年に設立した〈ティファニー・ガラス装飾会社〉(通称ティファニー・スタジオ)を中心に,ガラスのほか,金工,宝飾,皮革,家具,インテリア・デザイン,その他工芸全般にわたって広範に展開された。…

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