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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  • Tree Frog Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Monkey on Horse Bead Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Tara Ojime Bead
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  • Sea Turtle Ojime Bead
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  • Scorpion Ojime Bead
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  • Running Horse Ojime Bead
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  • Quan Yin Ojime Bead
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  • Piglet Hand Carved Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • Mommy and Baby Bunny Ojime Bead
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  • Mermaid in Circle Ojime Bead
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  • Sitting Cat Ojime Bead
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  • Resting Horse Ojime Bead
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  • Fish Ojime Bead As Above, So Below Fish Bead
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  • Turtle with Lotus Pod Ojime Bead
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  • Resting Mermaid Boxwood Ojime Bead
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  • See, Hear and Speak No Evil Monkeys Hand-Carved Boxwood Ojime Bead Set
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  • Sumo Wrestler Frog Bead Boxwood Netsuke Bead
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  • Mermaid Ojime Bead Mermaid touching Tail Fin to Head
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  • Mom and Baby Koala Bear Boxwood Netsuke Bead
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  • Crouching Foo Dog Bead Ojime Bead
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