Japanese Beads


Japanese Pink Gold Foil Glass

Japanese pink "opal" gold foil glass cabochons. Photo courtesy of ~Belle

Japanese Lampwork

Photo courtesy of jewelcollect01

Japanese Encased Confetti Foil Glass Lampwork Bead

Encased confetti foil glass. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Japanese Glass Lampwork Bead

Beautifully complex lampwork - encased and then 3 strings of glass were wound around the beads. At the front and back, these 3 strings were pulled together in the center. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Japanese Encased Satin Glass

Molded encased satin glass from Japan, 1950's. These are drops with one hole in the top. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Japanese Lampwork

Peachy apricot tangerine swirls. Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork

These are opaque yellow with a gold aventurine stripe and swirls of white, they remind me of custard cream. Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork

These are slightly opalescent. Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork

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Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Made by rolling warm glass bead in white frit (tiny pieces of crushed glass), and then flaming the bead again to melt and fuse the frit onto the surface. Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

These dots are applied to an opaque glass base. You can see evidence of this process on some of the beads, where the white patches are slightly raised (especially near the bead holes). Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Lampwork - "Snowdrop" Pattern

Photo courtesy of: shadow*jewels

Japanese Pearl Finished Bead

Stunning Japanese pearl finished beads. Photo courtesy of ~Belle

Japanese Bead With Stippled Lines

Japanese beads with stippled lines - beads like this were used by several designers in this and other colors. Cherry Brand factory. Photo courtesy of ~Belle

Japanese Gray Givre Bead

Japanese gray givre in a strange shape. Photo courtesy of ~Belle

Japanese "Sugar" Bead

Made in Japan sugar bead with multicolored sugar and then a zig-zag line over the top of the sugar. Photo courtesy of ~Belle

Japanese Deep Blue Lampwork Bead

Huge Japanese deep blue lampwork - Cherry Brand factory. Photo courtesy of ~Belle