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So beautiful you might not want to use thembut you absolutely should because they are soooo smooth and beautiful! These Cohana glass-head pins are individually handmade in floral designs called millefiori, meaning a thousand flowers. They are heated and shaped one-by-one in a flame, producing a brilliant array of shapes and colors in the glass "flowers" on the heads of the pins. The closely-guarded production methods for these mysterious "tombo-dama" (glass beads) was established before the Nara period, which began in 710 A.D. Then, it is said that in the Edo period (1603-1868 A.D.), with much trade arriving from China and Europe, glass-making techniques from abroad influenced the technique and the production of "tombo-dama" became even more varied.Each pack contains 3 pinsMade by hand in Japan

So beautiful you might not want to use thembut you absolutely should because they are soooo smooth and sharp! 

These Cohana glass-head pins are individually handmade in floral designs called millefiori, meaning a thousand flowers. They are heated and shaped one-by-one in a flame, producing a brilliant array of shapes and colors in the glass flowers on the heads of the pins. 

The closely-guarded production methods for these mysterious tombo-dama (glass beads) was established before the Nara period, which began in 710 A.D. Then, it is said that in the Edo period (1603-1868 A.D.), with much trade arriving from China and Europe, glass-making techniques from abroad influenced the technique and the production of tombo-dama became even more varied.

Each pack contains 3 pins

Made by hand in Japan

So beautiful you might not want to use thembut you absolutely should because they are soooo smooth and sharp!  These Cohana glass-head pins are individually handmade in floral designs called millefiori, meaning a thousand flowers. They are heated and shaped one-by-one in a flame, producing a brilliant array of shapes and colors in the glass flowers on the heads of the pins.  The closely-guarded production methods for these mysterious tombo-dama (glass beads) was established before the Nara period, which began in 710 A.D. Then, it is said that in the Edo period (1603-1868 A.D.), with much trade arriving from China and Europe, glass-making techniques from abroad influenced the technique and the production of tombo-dama became even more varied. Each pack contains 3 pins Made by hand in Japan

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