nearly 80 pieces was sold at auctions or to private collectors around Europe. Our collection consisted of many colorful prayer chains from Qing dynasty Qionlong, Jiajing, Dauguang, Xianfeng, Guangxu and a few Zitan chains from late Ming.
The next 10 years my wife and I have been establishing a knowledgeable and recognized Chinese Gallery for collectors from different countries. Together we have had a mutual interest and working opportunity to make Song Gallery famous, and we did. We have been selling Fine Chinese Art for many years to famous people in Europe, to Chinese dealers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, to Buddhist Temples and the Danish Royal Family.
In January 2007, on a cold afternoon at Song Gallery, I was sitting in my office looking at an old Mandarin Prayer Chain in Amethyst, which was broken into three pieces. The beautiful beads were scattered around my writing desk.
I collected a few beads into my hand; they were reflecting the dim light. I made a bracelet of these beads and an old silk string. This bracelet looked very beautiful and unique; my idea was to make a nice bracelet for my beloved wife.
Later that evening I showed my newly made Amethyst prayer bracelet to my wife and she fell in love with it immediately, because it had a nice color, shape and
feeling to it. We discussed how we could make the Amethyst bracelet stronger for everyday wear, and I suggested using an old Indian knitting technique called “Karnataka”, which would make the bracelet look more desirable and modern, with a Scandinavian touch. The only other thing we needed in order to make this Amethyst prayer bracelet outstanding was a locker, and I immediately thought of Chinese history and mythology; what other than a Dragon would fit, and lift this magnificent spiritual bracelet to an empowered level?
My wife suggested that we should keep this unique bracelet in balance in accordance with Feng Shui, and
