Carved Bead
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Carved Bead

TitleCarved Bead
Date19th century 19th century
MediumIvory
ClassificationOjime
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Carved Bead” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 19th century. It is executed in ivory and classified as ojime. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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