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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-12516, described as Ojime: Oblong, dark brown metal bead, possibly made of a copper alloy, w/ brass overlay decoration of a man kneeling. Design is detailed and well crafted. L 2cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-12517, described as Ojime: white, silver like metal bead w/ relief floral design on one side, and a small panel on other side w/ three character inscription. Dark stain between design. L. 2.1cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-12519, described as Ojime: Metal, openwork, oblong bead. Metal tube for cord hole. Small geometric border at cord holes, two wide bands of diamonds-within-circle designs. Middle band of floral design w/ remnants of red, yellow, olive-green, and emerald green enamel. Depressions in metal are dark. L. 2.1 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-12518, described as Ojime: Very dark, rusting, oblong metal bead w/ white, silver like floral overlay design on one side. Dark stain in depressions of the decoration. L. 2.2cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, netsuke and bead, accession number 9-12543a-c, described as Inro, netsuke, and ojime: The inro (a), wood, is a thin rectangular box w/lid composed of dark wood on wide sides, and lighter wood attached at narrow sides which is rounded & w/ holes for cords. Thin inner box lining, which lid fits over. Metal decor. attached to one side: bearded man w/ hat mounted backwards on horse, that stands on dull encrusted material. Gold detail. Nr. the top is a mountain in same material. Reverse side has three cloisonne 'blossom' medallions. (b) netsuke is a stump of wood w/ bark remaining and 5 sawed off points. Brown cord runs thru drilled hole. Ojime (c) is a dull yellow brown shell. (A)L. 8.2cm., W. 7.5cm. (b) max L. 6cm.; (c) L. 1.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Disk, accession number 9-12567, described as Disk, metal; part of a Kagami-buta type netsuke. One side has intaglio relief of a robed bearded man w/ floppy hat, holding a gold handled fly whisk* w/ a silver-like brush. The robes are represented by simple stylized lines deeply incised. Tiny 5 character inscription to one side. Brown metal loop on the other side, w/ short loop of orange silk cord. The disk is white silver-like metal, polished on one side and dull on the other. Dia. 3.3cm. Part of the inscription might read "Minjo" name of late 19th c. metal worker.
Hearst Museum object titled Folding fan, accession number 9-15888, described as Fan. Cotton, wood. Black. No original M.T. 26/11/79. 8¾ inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Folding fan, accession number 9-15889, described as Fan: blue bamboo & ostrich feathers. Light blue. No original M.T. 26/11/79. 10½ inches long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7898a,b, described as netsuke: kagami-buta form: two busts. In front, a brown-faced man; behind, a long-haired attendant, both with gold trimmed uniforms.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7790, described as Netsuke: kagami-buta form. Noble man, wearng robes and playing flute. Wears two swords. Made of ivory and metal.

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