Object Number | 21104F |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Glass | Jade |
Description | Chaozhu 朝珠, necklace made of beads of yellow and green glass with jade. The 108 beads were originally used to count Buddhist mantras during meditation. A second-rank official once wore this one as part of his Court costume. |
Length | 106 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Miss Livingston, 1898 |
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