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Walnut seed prayer beads

Japan
18th century

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Artwork Details

Title
Walnut seed prayer beads
Medium
Walnut seed, ivory, thread cord
Origin
Japan
Classification(s)
ritual objects
Date
18th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Anne Breckenridge Dorsey
Object number
C2014.6.11
Bibliography
Arts of Asia: Celestial Silks and Prayer Beads
Published references
  • Anne Breckenridge Dorsey, "Prayer Beads: In Asian Buddhist Cultures," Arts of Asia 34, no. 4 (July-August, 2004): fig. 33.

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