Dale Chihuly – Philodendron Ikebana 02 PP, 2002 Hand-blown Glass Size: 10.5-11 inches height; Vase is 3 inches wide at the top and 6 inches in the middle without the leaf. Leaf length is 13 inches and its 4.5 inches wide. Length of the vase with the leaf included is 150 inches and diameter (width) of the vase (without leaf) is 6 inches. Signed by the artist and inscribed. Dale Chihuly, Philodendron Ikebana (2002). A signed, two-piece hand-blown glass sculpture from the artist's celebrated Ikebana series — a body of work that translates the centuries-old Japanese tradition of ikebana flower arranging into glass. The piece is composed of two distinct elements that together form a single composition. The vase is a rounded, deeply blue vessel — its surface gilded with gold leaf and studded with small fragments of colored glass, known in the studio as "jimmies," that give the form a textured, luminous skin. From its mouth rises an elongated blue stem, slender and assured, terminating in a single yellow leaf that flows outward and curls gracefully at its tip, as though caught mid-gesture. The two pieces hold each other in quiet tension: the symmetry and weight of the vase grounding the cascading, asymmetrical line of stem and leaf. The result is a work that feels at once sculptural and botanical, modern and ancient — echoing the spare elegance of traditional ikebana while remaining unmistakably Chihuly. An evolution of the artist's Venetian series, Philodendron Ikebana carries architectural presence in a form that is intimate in scale. Notable as the first Ikebana piece released as a Studio Edition. Signed by the artist and inscribed '02. 11 inches tall. Sold out and retired — meaning the edition has closed at Chihuly Studio and the work will not be reissued, now available only on the secondary market. Dale Chihuly (b. 1941) is widely regarded as the most important contemporary glass artist of the past half-century, credited with moving blown glass into the realm of fine art and large-scale sculpture. Co-founder of the Pilchuck Glass School in 1971 and the artist behind the Fiori di Como ceiling at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and the Rotunda Chandelier at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, he has work held in over 200 museum collections worldwide. His auction prices have continued to rise — Persian Ceiling Installation set an auction record of $200,000 at Rago in 2022, smaller works regularly reach six-figure sums at auction, and new annual records have been set every year from 2020 through 2026. Studio Editions like Philodendron Ikebana, now retired and no longer in production, have become increasingly sought after on the secondary market as supply remains finite. NOTE on shipping. Shipping cost will depend on location but Chairish only allows for one amount. Crating and shipping for museum grade work can cost from $900 to $1500.