Wooden bead bracelet with jade and tourmaline, Qing dynasty

Formed by 18 carved wooden beads and a central jade bead, carved in the shape of a pumpkin or ‘hulu’. Topped by a decorative codon ending in an ‘infinity knot’ from which a blue tourmaline hangs. 

Bead diameter: 1.5 cm; Jade size: 3.5 x 1.8 cm; Tourmaline size: 2 x 1.3 x 2.7 cm

Weight: 58 g