Turquoise bead

[Turquoise facing the bead]

Turquoise facing the bead, Qing Dynasty, with a circumference of 162 cm, old collection of Qing Palace
The beads are composed of Buddha’s head, back cloud, memorial and bead body. The three tourmaline beads divide the beads into four equal parts, 27 for each, a total of 108. The memorial consists of ten beads, a total of three strings, and is decorated on both sides. When wearing, the bead body and memorial are hung on the chest, while the Buddha’s head and back cloud hang behind
According to the code, the emperor wore turquoise beads at the moon altar.