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Subject:Boxed Cloisonne beads with inscripton
Posted By: beadiste Mon, Feb 01, 2016 IP: 206.174.69.67
The only character I can read is "Da..."

Does the inscription translate to the name of a shop, perhaps?

The necklace itself seems very 70s-80s, but if anyone has an opinion on that as well, I'd be happy to hear it.



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Subject:Re: Boxed Cloisonne beads with inscripton
Posted By: Rat Tue, Feb 02, 2016
Tianjin #1 Friendship Store

Subject:Re: Boxed Cloisonne beads with inscripton
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Feb 02, 2016
The imprinted characters read from the left in the Western style in two lines as:

天津市第一
友谊商店

Tianjin Shi Diyi
Youyi Shangdian

Tianjin Municipal No. One
Friendship Store

According to the online MDBG English-Chinese Dictionary, these PRC Friendship Stores were state-run and originally intended for foreigners, diplomats, etc. They specialized in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts. I might add that they were one of the few places where tourists could spend the scrip that Chinese official money-changers handed out in exchange for foreign hard currencies in the early post-Gang of Four era (end of the 70s-early 80s).

Cheers,

Bill H.

Subject:Tnx, Bill & rat - Cloisonne bead necklaces are often described as "Art Deco"
Posted By: beadiste Wed, Feb 03, 2016
so this intact set provides evidence that a mid-20th century vintage is not correct, that this type of jewelry actually dates from circa 1960s-70s and later.

These necklaces, I have heard, used to be quite expensive.

Subject:Re: Tnx, Bill & rat - Cloisonne bead necklaces are often described as "Art Deco"
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Feb 04, 2016
According to this Wikipedia.org article, the Chinese Friendship Stores came about in the 1950s, so a little wider dating spread may be warranted. The article talks about the scrip certificates in lieu of cash too.

Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :Chinese Friendship Stores


Subject:That's right, I forgot.
Posted By: beadiste Fri, Feb 05, 2016
I have the remains of a necklace that a Russian woman purchased during the 1950s while residing in China, possibly at a Friendship Store.

Still not Art Deco tho...

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