Ojime

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Italic title}} thumb|A Japanese 19th-century mixed metal {{Transliteration|ja|ojime}} bead [[File:BLW Inro with Reclining Figure in a Boat.jpg|thumb|''Inro'', ''ojime'' and ''netsuke''. Lacquer ''inro'', stained ivory ''ojime'' and ''wooden netsuke''; ''inro'' features a reclining figure in a boat; ''netsuke'' is in the form of a mask, by Ikkan (ca. 1750-1850)]] An {{nihongo3|lit. "cord fastener"|緒締め|'''ojime'''}} is a bead used in Japanese {{Transliteration|ja|inrō}} (carrying cases). It is typically under an inch in length. Each is carved into a particular shape and image, similar to the {{Transliteration|ja|netsuke}}, though smaller. It is used to fasten the cord of the {{Transliteration|ja|inrō}} so that it does not unstack while carried.

The history of {{Transliteration|ja|ojime}} beads dates back to the Edo period (1603–1868). {{Transliteration|ja|Ojime}} beads, {{Transliteration|ja|netsuke}}, and {{Transliteration|ja|sagemono}} or {{Transliteration|ja|inrō}} cases would be items worn on a traditional kimono, typically hanging from the belt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beads! Ojime Beads, Wearable Forms of Japanese Art |date=5 June 2019 |url=https://www.artzze.com/blog/beads-ojime-beads-japanese-art |access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref>

== Images == <gallery> File:An Antique Japanese Meiji Era Signed Gilt Bronze Pearl Inlaid Ojime Bead.jpg|A Meiji gilt bronze pearl-inlaid {{Transliteration|ja|ojime}} File:Ojime from the Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg|{{Transliteration|ja|Ojime}} at the Honolulu Museum of Art </gallery>

==See also== *{{Transliteration|ja|Inrō}} *{{Transliteration|ja|Netsuke}} *{{Transliteration|ja|Okimono}}

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