Agarwood bead bracelet, Qing dynasty(1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1D001396N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Function: Clothing and accessories
- Material: Plants/wood/phoebe
- Description:
A hand string of eggplant nanmu, eighteen eggplant nanmu beads, a string of eggplant nanmu Buddha head 2, a Buddha head tower 1, a hanging yellow sash, a eggplant nanmu back cloud, two pendants and four groups of rice beads; The Buddha’s head is inlaid with golden longevity characters. The Buddha’s head tower is inlaid with golden bats. The clouds on the back and the horns on the back are made into the shape of bats holding together for longevity, symbolizing “happiness and longevity”. The hand string was originally a tool for calculating the number of recitations when chanting Buddha, and later evolved into ornaments or curios; In the Qing Dynasty, women often hung their hands on the buttons of their chest as decorations; There is a rope loop tied to the head of this bracelet, which may be used to hang it on a button. At this time, the back cloud is in the space surrounded by the bracelet, and the drop angle is just below the bracelet, forming another shape. Usually, the hand string is made of eighteen beads, also known as eighteen beads, but it is not as many or more than that.
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