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Chinese Porcelain Beads
Hand-painted Chinese porcelain beads — longlife symbols, florals and blue-and-white classics — and what their motifs mean for gift and cultural ranges.
Chinese porcelain beads carry meaning as well as colour. The motifs painted on them — the shou longlife roundel, peony and tulip florals, traditional scrollwork — are a visual language your customers may read even when you do not. The recorded lines in this catalogue include the hand-painted porcelain range at 6–26mm ($0.18–0.20, MOQ 500), the hand-painted longlife-symbol line at 14mm ($0.18–0.20, MOQ 1,000) and the blue-and-white family detailed on its own page.
For buyers building gift, heritage or festival ranges, motif accuracy matters commercially: a longlife bead sold for a birthday line must actually carry the longlife emblem, correctly drawn. This page explains the main recorded motifs so you can spec them by name. As with all the hand-painted lines, patterns are painted by hand and vary slightly within a batch — the catalogue's porcelain section organises them by motif, shape and size, and your inquiry should do the same.
Recorded Chinese porcelain lines
| Line | Details on record |
|---|---|
| Longlife-symbol porcelain beads | Hand-painted, 14mm — $0.18–0.20, MOQ 1,000 pcs |
| Hand-painted porcelain beads | 6–26mm — $0.18–0.20, MOQ 500 pcs |
| Blue & white porcelain beads | 18mm hand-painted — $0.18–0.21, MOQ 500 pcs; see blue & white |
| Tulip flat-oval SKU CE-BW0380 | Approx. 15×21×5mm, hole approx. 2mm, sold by PCS |
| Shard & chip pendants | Blue-and-white shards and ancient porcelain chips — $5.70–6.00 |
Motifs on record, and how to spec them
- Shou (longlife). The longevity emblem — as a character or a stylised roundel — is the recorded motif of the 14mm line and the classic choice for birthday and elder-gift jewellery. Spec it as 'longlife symbol' to match the catalogue's own naming.
- Florals. Tulip is the recorded stock-SKU motif; peony-style florals run through the hand-painted range. Florals are the safe all-season choice for fashion lines.
- Blue-and-white traditionals. Scroll and floral cobalt work reads as 'Chinese porcelain' at a glance — the strongest heritage signal in the range, detailed on the blue-and-white page.
- Check the drawing, not just the name. On motif beads, ask for a close-up photo of the actual motif at your size before a bulk order; a correct motif at 18mm can simplify at 8mm.
Minimums, units and packing
Recorded minimums: 500 pieces on the hand-painted lines, 1,000 pieces on the longlife-symbol line, 20–50 pieces on shard and chip pendants. Confirm motif, size and current price per SKU with your inquiry — painted motifs are stocked per firing and cannot be assumed continuous.
Buyer questions
Are these beads appropriate for cultural or festival ranges?
Yes, with accurate motif naming. Longlife for birthdays and elders, florals for general gift lines, blue-and-white for heritage styling. Misnaming a motif is the one error to avoid — spec by the catalogue's own motif names.
Do the symbols have religious meaning?
The recorded motifs are auspicious emblems (longevity, prosperity florals) rather than religious iconography. For explicitly religious ranges, the catalogue's rosary and prayer beads line is the relevant section.
Can motifs be painted to order?
The recorded range is a stock catalogue. Custom motif work is not a listed line — if you need it, describe the motif, size and quantity in your inquiry and we will confirm plainly whether it can be taken on.
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