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A group of 11 gold, silver, and mixed metal ojime
Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century, Japan
Comprising: a gold filigree bead; a reticulated bead with fruiting gourd vines in mixed metal; a silver-and-gold bivalve, signed (illegibly); an oval bead with a fruiting pomegranate branch; a silver oval bead decorated with a view of a pond; a mixed-metal square bead with figural decoration; a copper octopus emerging from a bronze pot; a mixed-metal eboshi; a copper bat with raised wings; a bronze figure of Okame as Daruma, silver plaque signed Kazuyuki; and a cylindrical bead with abstract patterns in silver, shakudo and copper
5/8in (1.5cm) length of last. Bonhams
(Source: bonhams.com, via andi-b)
