Vintage Chinese carved nut beads. Intricate detail of foliage and hidden creature. 14-15mm. 1 pc. b7-wo348

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Vintage Chinese Hedaio nut beads. Each bead is intrictely hand carved showing a profusion of foliage. If you look carefully you will spot a bird among the leaves. Also found are a few with a frog, a fish, a rabbit and even 1 sloth.  The carvings remind us of "Where's Waldo". Most of the beads are round, some slightly oval. Most are 14-15mm hole to hole. Holes are 2-3mm. Each bead is unique in design. Sold individually

The amount of hand carving in each bead remarkable. Hedaio folk carving is a dying art in China.

Specifications

Field Value
Material Organics
Shape Floral - Botanical floral Botanical Carved Sphere Ball
Bead Type Bead
Origin China
Color Brown