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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  • Elephant Ojime Bead with Trunk Up
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  • Mandarin Duck Ojime Bead Hand Carved Boxwood
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  • Fire Dragon Ojime Bead
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  • Lucky Cat Ojime Bead
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  • Hippo Ojime Bead
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  • Hen Ojime Bead
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  • Goat Ojime Bead
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  • Elephant Decorated Ojime Bead
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  • Dolphins Ojime Bead
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  • Cobra Ojime Bead
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  • Happy Buddha Ojime Bead
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  • Circling Fish Ojime Bead
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  • Chimpanzee Ojime Bead
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  • Bull Dog Ojime Bead
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  • Buddha Ojime Bead
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  • Bat Ojime Bead with wings open
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  • Curling Tiger Ojime Bead
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  • Frog Ojime Bead
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  • Bat Ojime Bead
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  • Horse Netsuke Bead
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