Subject: beile prince as military commander
Culture: Jurchen / Manchu
Setting: early Qing empire, Manchuria/China 17th-early 18thc
Object: 朝珠 cháozhū rosary
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* Museo do Oriente
"MANDARIN NECKLACE China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911),
18th century Amber, coral, jade and leather ...
The Court collars or chaozhu, based on the Buddhist rosaries (mala),
were only used by the nobility and imperial officials from the fifth degree and above.
Their use was most probably introduced by the first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty,
Shunzhi (1638-1661?) who was a deeply devout Buddhist."
