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Hi Thank you for your post about Japanese beads. Please give me a chance to say my opinion little bit about it. I think your beads in 1st picture and your beads in 2nd picure were made in deffernt Period in Japan. Beads in 2nd picure were made in Edo Period . Maybe arround middle 19th I think. But almost of beads in 1st picure were made after Meiji Period I think. Maybe from late 19th to eally 20th. And Maybe beads in 1st picure were not made for OJIME. Please check the size of thier holles. Normally OJIME beads made in Edo Period have a large enough holls for strands. But beads made after Meiji not for OJIME have small holles. And their body size are from miniature size to normal size. I think 1st picture here from my collection are same type as your beads in 1st picture of your post. Speaking to my beads,the smallest one (blue one) is 6mm diameter and the center bead is 16mm diameter. Even the holl of center bead is not enough for OJIME. And 2nd picture here is from History of beads(2nd edition). Please check P234 and P235. I believe that your beads in 1st picture of your post and my beads in 1st picture here and the strand in middle of 2nd picture(from History of beads) here are same type of beads. (the strand in most inside looks older made in Japan.) SHINJI All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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