Original Message:   ID Bogus

There are a number of posts at the Forum in which the identification of Japanese beads versus Chinese beads—and particularly the tortuous history of Boshan beadmaking are discussed. Just as most "Dutch" beads are not that, many "Japanese" beads are not that. And many of these Chinese beads were made at Boshan. The Etsy offering is mistaken. Viewing other offerings from this seller, quite a few are misidentified. This is not a person in whom to invest your trust. The primary bead sellers who have been to Yunnan, and who have sold these beads to collectors generally say the function of such beads was to decorate baby carriers. I don't know that anyone has ever shown one. It remains an unproven but probably valid idea. I am the primary proponent of the idea that these beads are from Boshan, and are not as old as some would like to believe. Certainly they are not "Edo." JDA. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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