Ojime in the form of an Octopus - Kozan
circa 1840
An ojime carved from a nut in the form of an octopus , its tentacles wrapped around its head to form a compact ball. The eyes are inlaid in brass.
Signed in a raised ribbon-shaped cartouche: kyonen roku ju ichi sai Kozan (Kozan at the age of 61 years).
