Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)In the form of a fan, with a finely stippled texture, decorated in shakudo, copper, and gold takazogan with a drunken shojo holding a sakazuki (sake cup) and a ladle, a large sake jar amid grass blades beside her, the reverse with two loops for the attachment to the obi (sash).LENGTH 6.8 cmWEIGHT 47 gCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.Provenance: French private collection. The obidome (sash clips) are miniature mixed metal clips which were mounted to the obi (sash) with the help of a cord. Like kagamibuta netsuke and kanamono they were fashion accessories, many of them made by famous and celebrated metalwork artists who previously made sword fittings, which fell out of demand due to the Sword Abolishment Edict in 1876. The craftsmanship of these certainly rivaled those of the finest Western jewelers.