Lapis Lazuli Nenju — Japanese Juzu Prayer Beads Feather Fluorite not just one face

not just one face

close to the throat

because a wider body holds more internal space for light

Opal Butte has been known to collectors since the late 1800s

doubling as a tea light candle holder with a small basin on top for water and oil

Lapis Lazuli Nenju — Japanese Juzu Prayer Beads Feather Fluorite not just one faceThis Lapis Lazuli nenju, or juzu, is strung in the traditional form of a Japanese Buddhist prayer rosary, made from 8mm beads of genuine, untreated lapis. Nenju have been used since the Heian period for chanting and meditation, the beads counted one by one to help the mind stay steady and present. So why pair this tradition with lapis specifically? The stone has its own long history stretching back to ancient Mesopotamia, carried into East Asia along