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Object NameBead (Tombodama type)
Artist Kyoyu Asao (Japanese, about 1918-1984)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1978
Place MadeJapan, Osaka
SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm, Diam: 2.1 cm; Bore Diam: 0.4 cm
Accession Number80.6.1 T
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass; slightly ovoid forms, decorated with two quatrefoil units of four white centers surrounded by purple lines and two alternating vertical rows of one central motif with yellow center surrounded by dark blue lines on pale blue, and upper and lower units with dark center surrounded by dark blue hair-like lines.
Provenance
Source Kyoyu Asao (Japanese, about 1918-1984) - 1980-04-14
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