Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1188
A COLLECTION OF THIRTY-ONE JAPANESE OJIME BEADS
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £450
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Description
A COLLECTION OF THIRTY-ONE JAPANESE OJIME BEADS
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
Strung as a necklace and made of mixed materials including glass, metal, wood, horn, stag antler, aventurine and other hardstones, one a small inlaid bronze cube featuring a minute cross, possibly for a 'Hidden Christian' worshipper; another Chokaro Sennin's horse on his double gourd, some shaped as coins, 2.4cm max.