Antique Wood & Gold Ojime Bead, Japan prayer necklace 7mm x 7mm to 16mm

7mm x 7mm to 16mm x 14mm

Sizes range from 17mm x 16mm diameter to 21mm x 20mm diameter

This 20" strand features small hand-made oval beads fabricated from brass wire

Very cool beads that are useful for all sort of projects

Made from old pots and pans that were melted down and made into beads in the 1950s

Antique Wood & Gold Ojime Bead, Japan prayer necklace 7mm x 7mm to 16mmVery cool intricately carved wood ojime bead from 1800s Japan with gold leaf highlights. Patterns of flowers (?) and other organic elements; with a metal riveted insert at the hole. The bead is a little worn, but the artist's signature is very prominent (in gold). 17mm tall x 16mm diameter. Highly collectible!