Couple Mala High Quality 11 mm Dragon Rudraksha 27 and 36 Bead Hand Held Mala with Ancient Chinese Coin
A hand held mala made by 27 beads best quality premium five face dragon rudraksha (hand selected and well cleaned).
Guru bead is a Nan Hong red agate bead.
Below the guru bead, a nice wood disc pendent bead with metal embedding, a symbol of auspicious cloud (祥云纹）.
Finishing style is an authentic old Chinese cash coin from Qing Dynasty (Qianlong Emperor 乾隆 1735-1796). He was one of the most good looking emperor from Qing dynasty. His reign was considered the highest point of the Qing dynasty where literature and arts were flourished as well as his success in military matters. He was also a big fan of marital arts and big time collectors of stone carved seals.
There are four characters in one side of the coin:
乾 north 隆 south (name of the emperor when coin was minted)
通 west 宝 east (universal treasure or currency)
On the reverse side of the cash coin, two Manchu characters （满文）only coins from Qing dynasty.
Left side is usually boo which is the equivalent of Chinese 宝 or treasure. Right side tells you the region where its minted in China.
Coin is well cleaned with a special method which revealed its true beauty as it was first circulated in time.
Rudraksha: 5 Mukhi, Five Mukhi, Panch Mukhi, Pancha Mukhi, Panchmukhi
Pair of Gourds with Chinese Art & Poetry