Eighteen-beads Bracelet(十八子手串) in the Palace Museum. This kind of bracelet is developed from Buddhis
Eighteen-beads Bracelet(十八子手串) in the Palace Museum. This kind of bracelet is developed from Buddhism prayer beads. Royal members in Qing Dynasty wore these bracelets not only for decoration, but also for prayer. They ran the beads through fingers of one hand in everyday life. So the Eighteen-beads Bracelet is kind of like rosary of Catholicism. The bracelet in the first picture is said to be a love-token from Emperor Hong Taiji to his beloved consort Harjol. Their love story is famous in history, there are many TV dramas about them today in China. The interesting thing is that Hong Taiji’s son Emperor Shunzhi inherited his father’s character. He relinquished the throne for his best love, Donggo.Some Chinese online stores sell pretty handmade bracelets modeled on these antiques. Maybe I’ll post some pictures later, they are really cute. -- source link
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