Coral prayer beads
- Image Number: K1D005212N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Miscellaneous objects
- Function: Dress accessories
- Material: Mineral/Jade Jewelry/
- Description:
The coral is a string of 109. The coral bead is orange red in color, and its color distribution is natural and even. The surface of the bead is smooth and bright. The bead is pure and beautiful, round and full. It is threaded with cotton thread. It is recorded that there are three twists, green silk thread is twined into a tube, and yellow and red threads are woven into a grid pattern for decoration, and green silk tassels are decorated below. This counting bead is attached with a yellow sign. On one side, it is written in ink: “On April 22, the ninth year of Xianfeng, Chen Stork will be collected and handed in”. On the other side, it is written in ink: “Coral counting beads will count one hundred and nine beads in a string.”. Counting beads, the prayer beads used by Buddhists, generally take 108 beads as the right track, and are divided into four sections with Buddha head, Buddha head tower, Jijuan, etc., to facilitate counting. There is no fixed number of beads that Tibet pays tribute to, or they may be used for clothing.
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