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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bottle, accession number 5-14501, described as Bottle; pale green glass, thin walled; short neck with rim doubled in and smoothed; rounded body pinched on 4 sides to make it squarish; pontile mark on base. Height: 3.5 centimeters.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, netsuke and bead, accession number 9-12542a-c, described as Inro, netsuke, and ojime: The inro (a) is of cylinder shaped carved bone, segmented into four compartments, w/ metal tubes attached to each as cord runners. Top and bottom compartments are closed by separate pieces attached. Interior of each is lacquered. Continuous incised design over all sections of a dragon amidst clouds, w/ a sword entwined by tail. The netsuke (b) is a manju type of dark wood in two pieces turned on a lathe, w/ deep incised scroll pattern design. The purple cord attaches to an inner loop of the under section, and passes thru a hole in the lower section. The ojime (c) is oval shaped metal w/ flat sides, and checkerboard pattern, L. (a) 8cm. W. 3.5cm.; Dia. (b): 4cm.; L. (c) 1cm. The dragon depicted is Amakurikara: rain Dragon. Kurikara rio "Dragon entwinning [entwining] a sword
Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 5-14497, described as Glass jar, mold blown? Pale golg with ochre specks. 7 circle motifs around sides.
Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12459, described as Netsuke in the shape of a brown wooden bottle. Snail in ivory peers into the hole. Ivory name plaque mounted in bottom of bottle and two holes on side opposite snail make hanging loop.
Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12452, described as Japan. Ojime: carved ivory bead, of three boys crouched, backs together. One covers his ears, another eyes, and the last his mouth with hands ("Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil"). Surfaces angular. Some black paint detail. Height 2 centimeters. Hole runs through, between heads and feet.
Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12451, described as Japan. Ojime, brown bead, with ornate decoration of tiger (tora) and dragon (tatsu) in a bamboo forest. Apparent seam between halves. Diameter 1.7 centimeters.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Vial, accession number 5-14500, described as Vial; pale bluish-green glass with thick iridescent patina; rim doubled in and smoothed; long neck with pinch mark at base; rounded body, very slight indentation in base, body cracked. Length: 6.3 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Vial, accession number 5-14499, described as Vial; pale blue-green glass; thin-walled, irregular rounded rim, rounded bottom, elongated neck pinched at base; cracked. Height: 8.7 cm.

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