This ojime carved from tagua nut and stained. The eyes are inlayed from jet.

You can observe the carving process for this particular figurine.

The signature on bottom.

 

 
 

This ojime complements my earlier netsuke called "The watchful owl" (please click here to see the netsuke).

Tagua nut. Jet inlay.
Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm.

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