This one-of-a-kind Kazuko pendant of quartz, gold wire, a pearl and various stones was bought at Barney’s New York in the 90s. Unfortunately, the necklace portion broke many years ago and the black handwritten card (written in metallic ink) detailing the stone names was lost. The pendant can still be worn on a necklace or as a brooch using a pin. From her Oct. 4, 2007, New York Times obituary: “Kazuko Oshima, a noted jewelry designer whose work combined the delicacy of wire with the solidity of stone, died on Friday in Manhattan. She was 65 and lived in Manhattan. Sold exclusively in the United States by Barney's, Ms. Oshima's jewelry was popular worldwide with well-heeled women and celebrities, among them Bianca Jagger. In Ms. Oshima's most characteristic designs, crystals and semiprecious stones are wrapped in webs of gold wire and seem to float above the body as they encircle a wrist or neck. Ms. Oshima believed passionately that the materials that she worked with possessed great healing powers, something she often discussed in interviews. Prices for Ms. Oshima's work range from $400 for a small heart-shaped jasper pendant to $1,600 for a cufflike bracelet with quartz, turquoise, fluorite and red coral, according to Barney's Web site.”