Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
The Couldery Collection |
Object Name |
Beads, Japanese Ojuzu |
Object ID |
C 385 |
Date |
ca. 1800-1870 |
Description |
Rosary Beads. A Japanese Buddhist rosary (o-juzu) of eighteen blue and white Hizen porcelain beads strung on a silk cord ending in a tassel. Each bead originally had gilding in a design of birds or flowers. Hizen was a province which produced fine porcelain. Prayer beads are a traditional tool to count time while meditating using mantras. Juzu is a circular string of small beads, usually 109 beads although shortened versions are also common. Buddhism was first introduced into Japan in the 6th century. |
Material |
Porcelain, Silk Cord |
Search Terms |
Belleville Couldery Collection Horatio Couldery Bertram Couldery Cecilia Couldery Ann Salaman (nee Docter) Prayer Beads |