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Hi
Meiji(or later) beads I posted are suposed to be for Necklase.
Because those beads are gradation size (beads in History of beads are same).
The style remind me the style of Necklase in Europe from late 19th to eally 20th.
And thier holes are not enough for previous demands like OJIME or KANZASHI or... Before Edo we Japanese didn't have a culture wearing Necklace except Ainu people in Hokkaidou. Ainu Necklace always include Edo glass beads, but thier holes are not small like Meiji(or later) beads. Accually I don't know What were the Japanese doing with them 100 years ago? Were the beads made for export to minority Asian peoples, or for European-style jewelry, or what? I can only say, even in Japan It's very very very hard to find that kind of glass beads now. After Meiji Japanese fashion was Westernized. So some Japanese may have tried to wear that kind of Necklace,but not so many I think. From late 19th to eally 20th Japan tried to export so many crafts like ceramics and glass wears to Azian counties. I think that kind of glass beads are also made for mainly export. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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