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While I agree that the Etsy dealer cannot be trusted, there is agreement among Ojime Experts, that this particular Etsy listing should be called: "A classic Japanese glass ojime." The undeniable clue here is the size of the aperture. Also, it compares nicely -in appearance and feeling- to the ojime used as a frontispiece in Dorothy Blair's "History of Glass in Japan." Many times, a researcher's feelings come into play. Although I am not a researcher, it is my artistic feeling based upon over forty years of experience, that the bead in question is Japanese in taste and construction. Therefore, I believe it should be called a "Japanese Glass Ojime." Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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