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To be scholarly, a person may insist that an ojime should be: #1. Japanese #2. Made specifically for usage as a slide closure on an into or tobacco pouch—as this is the literal translation for the Japanese word ojime: Slide Closure. -Therefore, it could be argued: an ojime is an accessory to clothing with functional usage, and not a "bead" as we usually think of it.
The HASTY assumption is: It is an ojime because it is 3/4 inch in diameter and has a large aperture. But this glass appears to be more likely Chinese, not Japanese. And, I feel that if finding them in a group of four, it could be a clue -although not evidence- that these were made for usage on the corners of table covers.
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