Though there are countless outstanding glassworks in the world, is there anything more ephemeral and delicate than vidro from the Edo period (1600–1868) with its indescribable sublime color? The artisans who handled the glass, melted in the flames, created intricate variations with their craft and skill. The differences created by the air blown into the bottles, the subtle gradations of blue, green, and purple, the exquisite color composition of marble glass, the gentle feel of the surface, and each facet cut carefully with a metal file all give Japanese glass a soft cut unlike the lines made by cutting wheels.
     Here we found a man who spent his life pursuing the beauty of Japanese glass.

Mr. Norisato Daitō, Director of Bindeisha Vidro-Diamante Glass Museum, located near the famous hot spring Dōgo Onsen in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, made “finding the most beautiful glass in that field” his objective. Fortunately, Mr. Daitō agreed to generously loan us exemplary works from his collection of vidro, which has collected for many long years, for this exhibition. We hope you enjoy these works of Edo-period glass, which blossomed like flowers in a field, the caring skill of the Japanese artisans who continued creating them, and superb eye of the aficionados of the time who commissioned these treasures.