This is one of the earliest flower marbles from Kobuki that you'll ever find, made in the later 90's when John first started making marbles. These are the very basic colors that John had to work with at the time. John was just starting to develop his compression technique for creating flowers at this time, and these are very historic marbles, showing the earliest signs of the dizzying heights where John would eventually take his craft and artistry. Awesome to have a piece like this in the collection!