Featured Thoughts on an Ivory Bead

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by DeAnne, Aug 27, 2022.

  1. DeAnne

    DeAnne Well-Known Member

    Any ideas on age or what it may have come off of. I have never seen one this nicely done. It is ivory. I hope it in some jewelry stuff I bought out of an estate. I tried search necklaces an the usual but couldn't find one like it. But maybe I am not using the correct key words. The colors are also nice it's kind of bleached out in photos


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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks like a Japanese ojime, the bead that goes with a netsuke.
    There are necklaces with ojime, but those are usually older than your bead, and more with carved and metal ojime. But if you google ojime, you'll get an idea. They often have that floral shape around the bead holes.
     
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  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I see a water lily and a koi fish, if that's any help.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I think the waterlily is meant to be a lotus.:)
     
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  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Sure looks like one, but they have waterlily leaves under it. I think someone drew what the knew how to draw, whether it was the right thing or not.
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, that is usually the case. Some lotuses look more like a hibiscus or rose.

    I don't think it is very old, and it looks Chinese made to me.
     
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  7. DeAnne

    DeAnne Well-Known Member

    Thank you all, I will do some more research an I will try an get better pictures of it tomorrow. It is scrimshaw and the colors are pretty.
     
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