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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  • Monkey Ojime Bead of a Monkey sitting on a pumpkin
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  • Puppy Dog bead boxwood Ojime bead
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  • Mermaid Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Nude Ojime Bead
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  • Wild Pig Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Mommy and Baby Seal Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Pig bead boxwood Ojime bead
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  • Rhino Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Puffy Goldfish Bead hand carved Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Mouse bead Boxwood Ojime Bead of mouse with a nut
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  • Tiger Bead Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Standing Bunny Bead Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Monkey Bead Ojime bead Twirling Monkeys
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  • Monkey Bead Monkey Bathing in a Barrel Ojime Bead
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  • Owl Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Prosperity Frog bead or Toad hand carved Boxwood Ojime bead
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  • Samurai Ojime Bead
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  • Penguin Bead Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Turtle Bead Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Skeleton on the bongos Ojime Bead
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