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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  • Frog on bamboo reed boxwood Netsuke figures bead
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  • Rooster Button in the Ojime Beads Tradition
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  • Mermaid Button in the Ojime Beads Tradition large size
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  • Small Frog Button in the Ojime Tradition Hand-carved Boxwood
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  • Alligator Button in the Ojime Beads Tradition
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  • Armadillo Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Kitty Ojime Bead
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  • Iguana Lizard Bead Ojime Bead
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  • Dog Bead Puppy Ojime Bead
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  • Dragonfly bead Ojime Bead
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  • Dragon Bead Ojime Bead - Dragon with Ball
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  • Frog Bead Boxwood Ojime Bead of frog on lotus pad
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  • Chinese Temple Lion Ojime Bead
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  • Circle Fish Ojime Bead
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  • Mermaid Bead Ojime bead Mermaid in a Pumpkin Shell
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  • Bull Frog bead Ojime bead
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  • Japanese Noh Oni mask bead Ojime Bead
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  • Frog Ojime Bead with Bamboo
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  • Baby Sheep Ojime Bead
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  • Horse Ojime Bead sweet face
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