Mala necklace with 108 liuli beads, Qing dynasty

Buddhist rosary necklace (mala) composed of 108 spherical liulí ‘琉璃’ beads in a translucent reddish-brown tone. It is articulated with three opaque white glass spacer beads. The finial or ‘guru’ features a set of six ‘cat's eye’ glass beads in various colours (orange, blue, lilac and white).

Total length: 45.5 cm; Bead diameter: 8 mm (approx.)