{"product_id":"blue-white-porcelain-round-16mm-with-dragon-sets-of-6-beads","title":"Blue \u0026 White Porcelain, Round 16mm with Dragon, Sets of 6 Beads","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese beads are priced and sold by the set of 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRound 16mm diameter blue and white porcelain beads with dragon design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDragons represent good fortune, strength, and health so these beads could make auspicious, attractive, and affordable necklaces, bracelets of earrings on their own or paired with lapis, other blue stones or blue glass. They are also good on zipper pulls, keychains and as purse or backpack embellishments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue and white porcelain originated in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-906) with blue on light grey. During the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) the recipes were g improved and Chinese blue and white porcelain began reaching the Middle East.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the 16th century large quantities blue-and-white had arrived in Europe, brought first by the Portuguese and later the Dutch East India Company. Soon decorative and functional vessels were being made for this market.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo the best of my knowledge blue-and-white porcelain beads did not appear until well into the 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061394784565,"sku":"ASP-47","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/ASP-47.jpg?v=1696279094","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/blue-white-porcelain-round-16mm-with-dragon-sets-of-6-beads","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}