Ojime Beads

These hand-carved boxwood beads are inspired by Antique Japanese Ojime. The Ojime bead is  the sliding bead on the cord of the Inro Box worn on the obi of the kimono. These Ojime are hand-carved by contemporary Chinese Master-Carvers, who take up to four hours to make each bead. They range in size from 3/4" to 1".  

Traditional kimonos had no pockets so Japanese men and women wore a compartmentalized box called an inro to carry medicine and other small personal items. The inro hung below the obi, a wide fabric kimono belt, on a double cord. 

Ojime Magical Jewels of Japan . . . by Robert O Kinsey

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  • Circle Mermaid Netsuke Bead
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  • Swan Button in the Ojime Beads Tradition
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  • Baby Elephant Netsuke Bead
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  • Ammonite Ojime Bead
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  • Bird bead Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Bear bead Boxwood Ojime bead
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  • Alligator Ojime Bead
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  • Crab on Octopus Inro Box with Crab Ojime Bead and Crab Netsuke Bead
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  • Wolf Bead Wolf Cub Ojime Bead
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  • Seated Buddha Bead Boxwood Netsuke
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  • Bat Ball Button in the Ojime Tradition Hand-carved Boxwood
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  • Hippo Bead Hippos in Love Ojime Bead
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  • Butterfly Pair of Sandalwood Ojime Beads in Small Size
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  • Elephant Ojime Bead with Ears like Leaves in Clear Varnish
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  • Elephant Head Bead Ojime Bead
    $12.00
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  • Standing Laughing Buddha Bead Carved Boxwood Ojime Bead with light stain
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  • Three Frogs Netsuke Bead
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  • Turtle Bead as a Ball Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Shell and Mermaid Bead Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Skull Bead Ojime Bead
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