Chinese wound glass oval beads in an opaque blue. Hand made 1920s. 15-16mm. Pkg. 10. b11-bl-2142

Chinese wound glass oval beads from the 1920s. Opaque  blue. These are hand made and have slightly irregular shapes. 15-16mm in length with 2mm hole. Package of 10

These beads are popularly called Peking glass but are not true Peking glass. These have the distinctive soft gemstone colors and bubbles of old Chinese glass made in Boshan, Shandong province in China.