Thanks, Frederick. Would you be so kind as to explain the difference in appearance between Edo era beads and the Edo glass beads posted above. Thanks, in advance. The latter seem translucent by comparison to the opaque Edo era beads; is this a correct characterization? ...

Beadiste, I remember your observation about Edo beads being matte. These--eBay item number 272595365222--are shiny. Real Edo era beads?