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Ojime

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black bead with gold accents on a white cord. The bead is spherical and made of a dark material, possibly stone or glass. There are three gold-colored accents on the bead in the shape of rounded leaf-like shapes and two rounded circular shapes. The gold accents have a textured surface. The white cord is threaded through a small hole at the top of the bead. The background is a plain gray surface. There is a white object behind the bead on the right side. The object is out of focus. The image is titled "Ojime" and is by an unspecified artist.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 452 px
Museum record:
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