19th Century Chinese Heidao Carved Beads Bracelet micromosaic Ceylon Sapphires - approx

Ceylon Sapphires - approx

and Diamond

Thickly plating with 18k gold kept costs of materials down

with hand-chased designs to the outside of the case

19th Century Chinese Heidao Carved Beads Bracelet micromosaic Ceylon Sapphires - approxDATE: Qing Dynasty, c. 1850 An astounding bracelet comprising 12 fruit pits or kernels, carved in China during the Qing Dynasty, circa 1850. Known as heidao, the art of carving nuts and fruit pits into intricate three dimensional beads flourished during the Qing period (1644 1911), with artists continually trying to better themselves and their contemporaries both. Subjects would include the Chinese zodiac, Buddha, sages, animals, scenes from nature or