YOSHIKO YAMAMOTO: FIFTY YEARS OF MY LIFE’S WORK, SURVEY TWO: 1967-2017

September 8, 2017 – October 20, 2017


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Australian Boulder Opal Necklace

Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.


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Australian Boulder Opal Necklace (detail)

Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.


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Australian Boulder Opal Necklace (back)

Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.


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Split Opal Earrings

Split opals, 18k, 22k gold. 1990.


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Pearl Earrings

18k gold, freshwater pearls


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Brooch

6 opals, 18k gold. 1980/1990.


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Brooch (back)

6 opals, 18k gold. 1980/1990.


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Rings

Various sizes and materials including pearl, 18k and 20k gold. Dates range from 1980 to 2017.


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Spiral Earrings

18k coiled wire, pearls. 1990.


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Brooch

Oblong, cattle-fish bone cast and opal, 18k gold. 1972.


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Brooch (back)

Oblong, cattle-fish bone cast and opal, 18k gold. 1972.


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Glass Mosaic Necklace

Sterling silver, glass mosaic pieces, pearls. 2006.


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    Australian Boulder Opal Necklace

    Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.

    17 5/8” long,  Center Pendant:  5” l x 1 3/4” w

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    Australian Boulder Opal Necklace (detail)

    Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.

    17 5/8” long,  Center Pendant:  5” l x 1 3/4” w

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    Australian Boulder Opal Necklace (back)

    Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.

    17 5/8” long,  Center Pendant:  5” l x 1 3/4” w

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    Split Opal Earrings

    Split opals, 18k, 22k gold. 1990.

    1 1/2”  x 7/8” x 3/8”

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    Pearl Earrings

    18k gold, freshwater pearls

    Left:  2 3/4 “  X  1.5” ,  Right: 2 1/4” x 2”

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    Brooch

    6 opals, 18k gold. 1980/1990.

    2" x 2"

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    Brooch (back)

    6 opals, 18k gold. 1980/1990.

    2" x 2"

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    Rings

    Various sizes and materials including pearl, 18k and 20k gold. Dates range from 1980 to 2017.

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    Spiral Earrings

    18k coiled wire, pearls. 1990.

    3 1/2” long

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    Brooch

    Oblong, cattle-fish bone cast and opal, 18k gold. 1972.

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    Brooch (back)

    Oblong, cattle-fish bone cast and opal, 18k gold. 1972.

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    Glass Mosaic Necklace

    Sterling silver, glass mosaic pieces, pearls. 2006.

    Inside diameter 8”,  1/4” deep

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Australian Boulder Opal Necklace

Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.


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Australian Boulder Opal Necklace (detail)

Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.


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Australian Boulder Opal Necklace (back)

Australian Boulder Opals, 18k, 22k gold, freshwater pearls, CZ. 1998.


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Split Opal Earrings

Split opals, 18k, 22k gold. 1990.


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Pearl Earrings

18k gold, freshwater pearls


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Brooch

6 opals, 18k gold. 1980/1990.


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Brooch (back)

6 opals, 18k gold. 1980/1990.


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Rings

Various sizes and materials including pearl, 18k and 20k gold. Dates range from 1980 to 2017.


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Spiral Earrings

18k coiled wire, pearls. 1990.


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Oblong, cattle-fish bone cast and opal, 18k gold. 1972.


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Oblong, cattle-fish bone cast and opal, 18k gold. 1972.


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Glass Mosaic Necklace

Sterling silver, glass mosaic pieces, pearls. 2006.


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A master metalsmith in every respect, Yoshiko Yamamoto has been creating lyrical jewelry and hollowware for fifty years. This exhibition is a survey of her work from the 1960’s to the present. Incorporating a variety of materials and a myriad of of techniques, her work reflects the experience of teaching at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from 1974 to 2011.

Yoshiko Yamamoto’s work ranges from timeless elegant pieces incorporating precious metals and stones to playful, sculptural, kinetic earrings, brooches and rings that sway and move with the slightest movement. The recipient of Ford and Mellon Foundation Grants for the Arts, her work is held in numerous private and public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Museum of Art and Design, New York; The Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D. C. and the Long Beach Art Museum, California.

We invite all metal work aficionados to visit this second survey exhibition of Yoshiko Yamamoto’s lifelong work.