#walletcharm

Jinbei (Whale Shark) - Wallet Charm by Kaiyukan Gift Shop

Taken by nuo2x2 with Nikon B500

big shout-out to the awesome @sunniefishie with their lovely ocean and sea life Tumblr stream!!! Im a super fans of their content, and will definitely support with ocean creatures related posts!!! hey, it’s still summer anyway!!!

btw, this an example of a modern wallet charm, traditionally in Japan, we only have either frog (kaeru) representing good luck charms for returning back to that place, or turtle (kame) representing healthy long life

these are long, maybe 50–60”, made from all kinds of extras that weren’t perfect but too good to throw away

my baltic fam (ancient and modern heh) call these pakabuka (kabutė), which basically means pocket charm / wallet charm / mystical little amulet :)

they’re usually long strands you can wear, hang, or carry around with you. historically they were often made from leftover scraps — which is funny because those pieces were thought to have the strongest power.

here we have one with yellow jade & imperial jasper, plus a sexy multicolored scrappy piece from agates and amethysts and quartz in all kinds o colors xd