Ojime

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ojime by this artist is a dark brown bead with golden embellishments. The bead is spherical with a small hole at the top. It features a design with a cluster of golden dots surrounded by two dark brown leaves. A white cord is threaded through the hole at the top of the bead. The bead casts a shadow on a gray surface. There is a blurred white tag visible in the background.