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We are not sure of the age, as saying Qing Dynasty covers decades. It is felt that this set of court beads where attributed to mid-level official.

The beads appear to be glass. There is one replacement that is obvious (the opaque blue drop bead on one of the red strands).

There are four large jade colored beads. The two strands of yellow/amber colored beads with the red strands attached both count 26 beads, The other two strands of yellow/amber beads count 25 beads.

There are total of 102 yellow/amber colored; large jade colored, 30 (ten to strand) red beads, one jade colored separator bead, two blue drop beads (on the red strands) and one large blue flat bead on the ribbon drop. am not counting the blue replacement bead.

The combined stand measures approx 53" circumference and the ribbon drop with the large flat blue measures approx 13" long.
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