Prayer bracelet with jadeite beads, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1D001961N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Archival dimension: 珠徑1.8公分 珠長2.2公分 全長27.5公分
- Function: Bracelet
- Material: Minerals/jade jewelry/jasper
- Description:
The hand string is made of yellow sash. There are eighteen green jade beads in the shape of olives. The whole body is carved with a pattern of longevity; Add a red coral Buddha head every nine jade beads, one of which connects the Buddha head tower and the caisson knot; There are 21 small white jade brackets between the jade beads, Buddha head and Buddha head tower. The bracelet, also known as the Eighteen Sons, was originally meant to be a tool for chanting sutras and counting. Since the middle of the 18th century, it has gradually become a blessing decoration and can also be used as a gift for each other.
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