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Object Name6 Small Beads (kodama)
Made FromGlass
Date250-552
Place MadeJapan
Techniquecoiled
SizeSample H: 0.3 cm, Diam: 0.4 cm
Accession Number62.6.7-I
Credit LineGift of Mr. Masaemon Iwatsu
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFour beads of dark grayish-blue glass, one of light grayish- blue, and one of light green glass; coiled. Spherical form.
Provenance
Source Dorothy Blair - 1962-03-23
Former Collection Iwataro Mizuhara
Former Collection Masaemon Iwatsu
It appears that Dorothy Blair may have acted as an "Intermediary" between the Museum and Mr. Masaemon Iwatsu for 62.6.7-I. The six small beads are noted on RR004439, for which Blair is the Source. Blair, however, notes that Iwatsu is the SOURCE on her 1973 cataloging. This is presumably incorrect given the objects' appearance on RR004439.