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Obidome (obi brooch) with iris design in inlaid stone

Japanese

Artwork Details

Obidome (obi brooch) with iris design in inlaid stone
circa 1925-1940
Japanese
gold-toned metal with stone inlay (pietra dura)
1 9/16 in. x 9/16 in. x 5/16 in. ( 4 cm x 1.5 cm x 0.8 cm )
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.367

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Subject Matter:

The iris is a German iris, not Japanese, and the worksmanship is not Japanese. This was probably a brooch imported and converted into an obidome. Obidome were very popular in the Taisho and early Showa periods.

Physical Description:

Gold-toned metal with inlaid stone (pietra dura) design on face, cut-out iris on reverse,

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