An ojime (緒締め, lit. "cord fastener") is a bead used in Japanese inrō (carrying cases). It is typically under an inch in length. Each is carved into a...
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pants and then hooked over the top of the sash to suspend the inro. An ojime bead is provided on the cords between the inro and netsuke to hold the boxes...
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woven baskets, but the most popular were crafted boxes (inrō) held shut by ojime, sliding beads on cords. Whatever the form of the container, the fastener...
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of materials and techniques, often using lacquer. (See also netsuke and ojime). Jika-tabi (地下足袋) A modification of the usual split-toe tabi sock design...
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Rats". The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Netsuke - Ikkan". "Inro, Ojime and Netsuke | Ikkan | V&A Explore the Collections". "Lot 107 - IKKAN: A...
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Collection, pp. 128-129, no. 149 Eskenazi Ltd. (1997) Japanese Netsuke, Inro and Ojime from the Dawson Collection, pp. 34-35, no. 47 N. Davey, MTH, p. 188, no...
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“Peregrinations in Japan,” Netsuke Kenkyukai Journal (1990), 10: 2. Kinsey, Robert O. Ojime; Magical Jewels of Japan. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991 Kinsey...
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