I recognize that dragon - and another Inaba button | |||||
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http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html
The cloisonne beads from the 1930s, among other objects, feature a dragon with only 4 toes instead of the usual 5 for post-Qing Chinese designs. [Blog post in the works]
And once new artists began to take over the direction of the cloisonne workshops, the dragon has experienced an artistic resurrection - some designs very dramatic, others more cartoonish.
Also find it interesting that the Chinese invested quite a bit of effort in producing cloisonne beads, whereas the Japanese seemed to find it easier to sell belt buckles and buttons.
eBay item 221556292468 [vendor cancelled offering until she decides what to do with these, as she has a set of six]