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Items in this category: Ojime
Beads, Netsuke, Inro
Boxes
These
handcarved boxwood beads, are inspired by Antique Japanese Ojime.
Ojime are the sliding bead on the cord of the Inro Box. These
Ojime are hand-carved by contemporary Chinese Master-Carvers,
who take up to four hours to make each one. They range in size
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In
traditional Japanese dress, the Inro box hung from the Obi (belt)
of the Kimono, on a double cord. At the top of the cord, a large
carving called a Netsuke (pronounced nets-kay) acted as a toggle
to anchor the Inro. Most of our Netsuke have authentic double-holes
in the base, so when strung on a necklace they will hang upsidedown.
They range in size from 1 ½ to 2 inches. Each are individually
handcarved in Boxwood.
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Traditional
kimonos have no pockets so Japanese men and women would wear
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. These Inro Boxes Sets,
consisting of Box, Netsuke and Ojime, are hand-carved by Chinese
Master Carvers.
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