Ojime
92-1-34
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Ojime |
| Object Number | 92-1-34 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bone (uncertain) | Ivory (uncertain) | String |
| Description | Small dark wooden bead carved in the shape of an eggplant or flower bud. It would have been originally mounted on a netsuke string. Characteristic of 18th or 19th century ojime in its simplicity and elegance. |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1992 |
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