Carved wooden bead bracelet "Cheng-xiang", 20th century

Consisting of eighteen dark-coloured wooden beads, adorned with embossed details of auspicious ‘shou’ characters, fastened with a red cord.

Bead diameter: 1.7 cm

Weight: 25.6 g

The ‘chenxiangmu’ wood is one of the most appreciated in Chinese culture for its medicinal and aromatic qualities. Its production is limited due to the scarcity of the material.