Japanese Rosewood Temple Mala Prayer Bead String 800 beads, 19thc- 18 feet length!
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Rare Find 18 feet long
A huge antique communal 18 foot prayer bead necklace string consisting of over 800 hand crafted wooden hard wood beads with a large central largest diameter “Guru bead” and strung on woven natural fiber. Significant wear on all of the beads and their suspension holes.
Lengthy necklaces such as this were often used in Buddhist ritual prayers such as Juzu-Mawashi and sometimes carried by Samurai as protective amulets. (see photos)
Meiji period, circa 19th Century
Dimensions:
Average diameter of small beads: .6 inches
Dimensions of largest Guru Bead: 1.25 inches
Full length: 18 feet (216 inches).
We guarantee you will love this bead necklace!
Only one available.
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