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Ojime

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ojime by Artist is a small, spherical object with a dark brown or black color and gold accents. The object has intricate designs carved into its surface. A white cord or string is threaded through a small hole at the top of the sphere. The background of the image is a plain gray surface, on which the object casts a shadow to the right.

Artwork details

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