Japanese Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 384
λ A COLLECTION OF FIFTY-FIVE JAPANESE BEADS
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £450
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Description
λ A COLLECTION OF FIFTY-FIVE JAPANESE BEADS, OJIME
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
Strung as a necklace and made of mixed materials including ivory, coral, glass, metal, nuts, lacquer, aventurine and other hardstones, one shaped as a bell adorned with a small swan, another the heads of Daikoku and Ebisu, some with signatures, 2cm max.