Tom Holland, Large Warring State Bead, Blue, Turquoise and White Glass, 35x30mm
Tom Holland, Large Warring State Bead, Blue, Turquoise and White Glass, 35x30mm
Tom Holland, Large Warring State Bead, Blue, Turquoise and White Glass, 35x30mm
Tom Holland, Large Warring State Bead, Blue, Turquoise and White Glass, 35x30mm
Tom Holland, Large Warring State Bead, Blue, Turquoise and White Glass, 35x30mm

Tom Holland, Large Warring State Bead, Blue, Turquoise and White Glass, 35x30mm

SKU: JSD-58
Sale price $300.00

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Description

  • Spectacular Contemporary Warring States Bead by Tom Holland
  • Blue, turquoise and white glass 35x30mm
  • The original Chinese warring states beads were made 473 -256 BC
  • One of the earliest contemporary glass beadmakers in the US, and the most knowledgeable about ancient beads, Tom is also a master of many skills required for living on the land in rural Arkansas.
  • Robert Liu has written about Warring States beads, old and new, several times in Ornament Magazine and Tom's recreation of these beads was covered in Ornament Vol 27, No 1 Autumn 2003.
  • This bead is from the collection of my mom, Joyce Diamanti, world traveler, bead collector, researcher, writer, editor and educator.