Asian glass bead necklace help, please.

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by bercrystal, Sep 10, 2025.

  1. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    This necklace has a paper tag with what I assume are Asian characters, and is also marked "HJ 14KP" on the clasp. I saw an online seller said the HJ mark might be Herff Jones, but I have my doubts on that one. The 14KP refers to gold-plated.

    I believe the 5 "dotted" beads are glass, the smaller black beads are plastic, and I am unsure of the gold-colored pieces. I will say, though, that when I found this necklace, there were scattered Verdigris/greenies in between some of the gold-colored beads & the next bead that I was able to clean up with little dabs from a Q-tip soaked with white vinegar.

    The glass beads range from 16.87 mm to 14.15 mm. The gold-colored beads are 12.08 mm. The plastic ones are 7.93 mm.

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    Thank you for any & all advice or opinions!! :happy::happy::kiss:
     
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

  3. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The script looks Korean to me. Pretty necklace.:)
     
  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I was going to say the necklace looked Japanese or Korean, depending on age. The plastics, tag language, and clasp looked Korean, but the spotted ceramic beads looked Japanese. Maybe they are; beads move around.
     
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  6. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I Googled the department store that @Debora posted above & it is indeed in Korea. :happy::happy:
     
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