Speckled "Peking" "Boshan" glass beads puzzle

Speckled "Peking" "Boshan" glass beads puzzle
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Posted by: beadiste

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03/06/2023, 11:16:03

Recently I acquired a necklace that's nearly an exact duplicate of one that showed up on Ruby Lane several years ago, containing what are evidently "Boshan" style glass beads.
Comparison photos of the two sets of beads in the pix below - Ruby Lane first, mine second

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The question is . . . --- beadiste ( 2023-03-06 11:21 ) file img
Speckled "Boshan" glass beads from Bead World, Seattle --- beadiste ( 2023-03-06 11:25 ) file img
Blue speckles in "Boshan" glass --- beadiste ( 2023-03-06 11:32 ) file img
- Blue speckles in "Boshan" glass --- beadiste ( 2023-03-06 11:37 ) file img
They all look like Boshan beads to me. --- Beadman ( 2023-03-06 14:56 ) file img
- The "beachball" beads? --- beadiste ( 2023-03-06 16:42 ) file img
- Some of the beads in your recent collection do resemble the necklaces beads --- beadiste ( 2023-03-06 16:46 )
  - Mistaken Identity/Name Issue Here --- Beadman ( 2023-03-06 19:42 )
    - Thanks, Jamey. Striped vs PInched, noted. --- beadiste ( 2023-03-06 21:04 ) file img
      - Re: Avventurina in Chinese Beads --- beadman ( 2023-03-07 21:23 )
        
        No evident use by China of aventurine glass enamels until c1970s. --- beadiste ( 2023-03-08 09:09 )
        My Boshan Beads Arrived! --- Beadman ( 2023-03-12 03:27 )
        
        WELL? WHERE ARE THE PICTURES? LOL ;^) (no text) --- beadiste ( 2023-03-13 12:06 )
        WELL? WHERE ARE THE PICTURES? LOL ;^) (no text) --- beadiste ( 2023-03-13 12:06 )
        Re: The First Photo --- Beadman ( 2023-03-17 18:33 ) file img
        
        "evil eye" beads on eBay --- beadiste ( 2023-03-17 21:53 ) file img
        
        I bought my beads from Jane. --- Beadman ( 2023-03-21 23:16 )
        
        The Beads I Like Best --- Beadman ( 2023-03-29 14:08 ) file img
    - Re: The Boshan Marble-Bead-Like Bead --- Beadman ( 2023-03-30 05:09 ) file img
  - Re: Some of the beads in your recent collection do resemble the necklaces beads --- stefany ( 2023-03-14 16:25 )
    - Re: India --- Beadman ( 2023-03-17 18:38 )
Are these Boshan? --- Rosanna ( 2023-03-06 22:14 ) file img
- Measurements --- beadiste ( 2023-03-07 10:11 ) file img
  - Re: Bead Sizes --- Beadman ( 2023-03-07 21:48 )
    - P.S. --- Beadman ( 2023-03-08 03:29 )
      - P.P.S. --- Beadman ( 2023-03-29 14:14 )
More "Boshan" beads from the U.K. --- beadiste ( 2023-03-07 10:29 ) file img
More Chinese glass beads from Beijing --- beadiste ( 2023-03-07 10:56 ) file img
- Re: "Made in Beijing"? (no text) --- Beadman ( 2023-03-07 21:50 )
  - The factory Rick Sprague visited was in "Chongwen district of southeast Beijing" --- beadiste ( 2023-03-08 09:06 )
- Oldest beads - pre 1950? --- beadiste ( 2023-03-13 12:41 ) file img
  - Close-up showing striped flakes --- beadiste ( 2023-03-13 12:45 ) file img
    - Re: Close-up showing striped flakes --- beadiste ( 2023-03-13 12:49 ) file img
  - Any thoughts on this bead? --- jatatoo ( 2023-03-18 09:56 ) file
    - I'm going to guess it is Japanese, though inspired by Czech beadmaking. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2023-03-22 09:21 )
      - Thanks Jamey (no text) --- jatatoo ( 2023-03-23 05:38 )
  - What are "cane flakes"? (no text) --- Beadman ( 2023-03-23 11:13 )
    - Re: "cane flakes" --- jatatoo ( 2023-03-25 07:06 )
      - Re: Re: "cane flakes" --- Beadman ( 2023-03-25 07:35 )
        
        OK, thanks for the info. (no text) --- jatatoo ( 2023-03-25 08:43 )
Drawn cane in Chinese glass beads? --- beadiste ( 2023-03-13 13:12 ) file img
- Re: Chinese? --- Beadman ( 2023-03-22 09:36 )
  - Here's another necklace with faceted glass --- beadiste ( 2023-03-22 22:29 ) file img
  - And a necklace with what appear to be faceted wound beads --- beadiste ( 2023-03-22 22:32 ) file img
    - Indeed--to both of them. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2023-03-23 11:11 )
  - Could we likely be seeing the echoes of German occupation of Shandong... --- beadiste ( 2023-03-23 11:36 )
    - Yes. --- Beadman ( 2023-03-25 06:54 )
- Re: Drawn Chinese Glass Beads --- Beadman ( 2023-03-25 07:21 ) file img
What I mean by "cane flakes" --- beadiste ( 2023-03-26 09:11 ) file img
- A few more pix --- beadiste ( 2023-03-26 09:12 ) file img
- Best close-up my camera could crank out --- beadiste ( 2023-03-26 10:26 ) file img
- Re: "Cane Flakes" --- Beadman ( 2023-03-26 21:29 )
  - Beads on left are actually white. Pink beads are on the right in the next photo. --- beadiste ( 2023-03-27 09:10 )
    - I see; and agree. (no text) --- Beadman ( 2023-03-29 14:04 )
  - Re: Re: "Cane Flakes" --- Beadman ( 2024-03-03 11:43 ) file img
    - The Pendant --- Beadman ( 2024-03-03 11:49 ) file img
2015 Discussion thread on these speckled "Boshan" beads --- beadiste ( 2023-03-26 09:22 ) link
Chinese & Japanese speckle comparison for "jade" "Peking" glass --- beadiste ( 2023-03-27 09:57 ) file img
- The Difference Is.... --- Beadman ( 2023-04-01 09:49 )
The "pink" in the beads with "watermelon" flakes is actually coppery brown --- beadiste ( 2023-03-27 14:42 ) file img
- Re: "...actually coppery brown.' --- Beadman ( 2023-03-29 14:02 )
  - Still not sure --- beadiste ( 2023-03-29 15:27 )
Corresponded with "Jane" in Beijing --- beadiste ( 2023-03-31 09:04 ) file img
- Re: "Jane" in Beijing --- Beadman ( 2023-03-31 13:34 )
Beads from "Jane" in Beijing --- beadiste ( 2023-04-13 09:49 ) file img
- Fiberoptic style glass? --- beadiste ( 2023-04-13 10:18 ) file img