This hand-carved boxwood bead of praying hands wrapped in a mala or rosary beads was inspired by the antique Japanese Ojime. The pair of praying hands are rising up from a lotus blossom. The hands, beads and lotus petals are intricately detailed.
Ojime are the sliding beads on the cord of the Inro Box. Geishas carried an Inro Box to hold their money and personal necessities. An Ojime bead is a Japanese bead or geisha bead that was used with an inro box and a netsuke bead.
This boxwood bead has a very light stain so that it has a light beige color. Carved praying hands bead is 18mm wide and 39.7mm high. It is vertically-drilled through the center of the bead.