19th Century Japanese
Re: mysterious bead needs ID -- pipane2 Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: Frederick II Post Reply
02/10/2016, 03:29:07

Pipane,

Your beads have been separated from a 19th century Japanese netsuke. They were used together to form a gourd like shape.

And they were held together with a pin and separated by a ring with swivel bale for suspension over the obi -as a counterweight for an inro or tobacco pouch.

Just Fred



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