[Coral Beading]
Coral Beading, Qing Dynasty, with a circumference of 122 cm, is in the old collection of the Qing Palace
The Chaozhu is composed of one hundred and eight red coral beads, with lapis lazuli Buddha head 4 and Buddha head tower 1 between them. It is a square gold thread embedded with an oval lapis lazuli back cloud 1. The back cloud side is connected by two pieces of cloud head shaped emerald gold, and the lower part is a large ruby drop angle. Turquoise memorials are hung three times, each hanging ten, with two ruby pendants and one pink tourmaline pendants
According to the regulations of the code, the emperor wore red coral beads at the altar of the sun. In addition, the empress dowager, empress and imperial concubine should also wear two plates of red coral beads when wearing the court uniform.
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