Bead

21087C

From: Japan | Yokohama

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ojime
Object Number 21087C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan | Yokohama
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Seed
Technique Engraved
Iconography Monkey | Eggshell | Dragon
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Bead (ojime) with engraved fruit stone in a reclining dragon shape. Maker: Kozan (at age 61).

Credit Line Gift of Miss Livingston, 1898

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