Ojime depicting a Buddhist figure with a dragon

Details

• Title

  Ojime depicting a Buddhist figure with a dragon

• Artist/maker

  Gyokushi (active 19th century) (carver)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  19th century (1801 - 1900)

• Material and technique

  ivory, with carved decoration; metal ends; silk cord, probably a replacement

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory;

  processed material › metal;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  carved;

  woven

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › ojime

• Dimensions

  1.7 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented, 1976.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1976.41

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