Re: Lavish gemstone prayer bead & court necklace (?) strands China 1960-1990s
Re: Lavish gemstone prayer bead & court necklace (?) strands China 1960-1990s -- beadiste Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: beadiste Post Reply
11/17/2015, 10:00:30

Frederick can no doubt speak to whether these court necklace style pieces are authentic or reconstructions. They list the provenance on a couple of them as "Manchukuo." Really? the Japanese World War II puppet state? Property that PuYi sold off to stay afloat? Something hinky? A misunderstanding?

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