Composed of twenty well-polished rounded agarwood beads, each finely inlaid with tiny gold beads with stylized Shou character and roundels, one of them joined by a decorated strand composed of a agarwood shou character roundel, further suspended with two smaller drop-shaped agarwood, all inlaid with tiny gold beads. Qing Dynasty period.

Diameter of bead: 3/4 in (1.8 cm)

Provenance: Private collection, Dallas, Texas

清 沉香嵌金壽字十八子手串

Please refer to a similar 'Qing Dynasty Fragrant wood rosary bracelet' in the collection and on display at the Treasure Gallery, Beijing Palace Museum.

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