Ming/Qing Dynasty Old Nanhong Agate - 8.75 grams

These ancient beads are priced by gram internationally. Dealers say that those in excellent condition start at NT$800 per gram. In Taiwan, 20-30 years ago, we often saw Old Nanhong spacer beads on Tibetan Buddhist prayer beads. Later, after mainland Chinese collectors feverishly acquired and inflated prices, it became difficult to find Old Nanhong used as decorative spacer beads on prayer beads. Often, they would be dismantled and sold individually. The "Old Gao Bai" (referring to old ivory) three-hole prayer bead terminals from mainland China are the most common type dismantled from entire strands of prayer beads and sold separately. This Ming/Qing Dynasty Old Nanhong Agate bead weighs 8.75 grams. 2200-113.08.06