Four rosary-bracelets

Ch'ing dynasty (A.D. 1644-1911)

This group includes rosaries made of purple tourmaline (29.4 cm long), yellow tourmaline (27.9 cm long), garu-wood (31.2 cm long), and wooden Lohan-carvings (47.6 cm long). Each of these rosaries is interspersed with fo-t'ou in semi-precious stones, substrands, stupa-forms, and other decorations.


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