White jade bead string

[White jade bead string]

White jade bead string, Han, 47cm in length
The jade is white and has a bright color. It is made of 108 round beads
Beads have been popular since the Sui and Tang dynasties, and have become an important personal item of the seven Buddhists. They are tools used by Buddhists to count when chanting Buddhist names or mantras. 108 beads are the most common
The jade beads used in this beading are relics of the Han Dynasty, which were re-connected in the Qing Dynasty
Usually, beads are made of gold, jade, wood, bodhi, etc