Real stock photos of R13, 9 in all — before paying, you see your exact strand on video.
Loose Beads · Round
Loose Agarwood Beads I
Agarwood Beads · Pure plantation agarwood · Round beads · 3–20 mm
Style R13 is a lot of loose beads of plantation agarwood. The R13 uses round beads from 3 to 20 mm. According to our data, style R13 is one of 4 loose beads on this site, or 2% of all 182 styles. Additionally, 168 of the 182 styles use plantation agarwood, or 92%, R13 among them. Also, 9 photos of R13 appear on this page. R13 ships from China through AgarwoodTown, which has traded since 2014. For example, you pay with PayPal only after you approve the video of your R13 on the scale.
Priced by weight — quoted after we weigh your piece
Style R13 · By Wang Jianyu · Updated
| StyleR13 | TypeLoose beads |
| BeadRound | Bead size3–20 mm · 10 sizes |
| WoodNatural plantation agarwood | WithAgarwood only |
| PricedBy weight, after weighing | Photos9 real photos |
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Hi, I'd like a weighed quote for: • Loose Agarwood Beads I (style R13) • Page: https://oudbracelet.com/products/agarwood-beads-r13/ • Bead size: 12 mm
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In these collections
Good to know: measuring · shipping · care · final sale · all questions
On film
A close style, moving
Meaning in tradition
What do the Loose Agarwood Beads I mean?
Each R13 note below is a short reading of one bead shape, stone or motif in Chinese bead custom. In our data, 38 of the 182 styles on this site carry the round bead note, or 21%, including R13. For example, a bead name may sound like a wish, and a carved form may recall a virtue, so read each note on the Loose Agarwood Beads I that way. First read the single note on style R13, which covers its main material, shape or motif. Finally, the R13 notes deal with Chinese custom only, not with any promised effect.
Round bead · yuán zhū
In Chinese bead culture a sphere suggests yuánmǎn, a whole with nothing missing. So round beads became the standard for malas and other counting strands.
Priced by weight
Why are these beads priced by weight?
Pricing by weight means the quote for the Loose Agarwood Beads I comes from what your own beads weigh on the scale, filmed before you pay.
Two R13 pieces may look alike yet weigh differently, since resin is dense and uneven, so we weigh yours on camera.
As Tan et al. (2019) explain, an Aquilaria tree forms resin only after a wound, and never evenly, which is why no two Loose Agarwood Beads I pieces match. For estimates we use 0.60 to 0.95 g/cm³, so two R13 beads can differ by up to 58% in weight. First the scale, then the price.
In our data, none of the 182 styles on this site has a list price, including R13. For example, you see the R13 reading on video, then pay through PayPal only after you approve the video. So the R13 quote and the R13 weight always come from the same filmed reading.
Quick reference
Beads per 10 g
Bead size
Volume per bead
Beads per 10 g
For one 16 cm strand
Bead size
3 mm
Volume per bead
0.00 cm³
Beads per 10 g
2234–3537
For one 16 cm strand
60 beads
Bead size
6 mm
Volume per bead
0.09 cm³
Beads per 10 g
112–177
For one 16 cm strand
31 beads
Bead size
10 mm
Volume per bead
0.49 cm³
Beads per 10 g
21–34
For one 16 cm strand
20 beads
Bead size
14 mm
Volume per bead
1.39 cm³
Beads per 10 g
8–12
For one 16 cm strand
15 beads
Bead size
18 mm
Volume per bead
3.00 cm³
Beads per 10 g
4–6
For one 16 cm strand
13 beads
Real photos
What do the Loose Agarwood Beads I look like?
The R13 gallery is a set of 18 real photographs of 2 different R13 strands from Oudbracelet stock in China. In our data, that works out to about 9 photos for each R13 strand, or 50% of the strands in style R13.
First compare the grain and the resin lines from one R13 strand to the next, because plantation agarwood differs from tree to tree. For example, darker patches in the R13 beads usually mean more resin, and more resin adds weight on the scale. Second, check the bead size, since the Loose Agarwood Beads I comes in 10 sizes from 3 to 20 mm. Finally, you still see your own R13 strand on video, on the scale, before you pay with PayPal.
Same style
4 strands in this style
R13 · R14 · S019 · S020
About this piece
What are the Loose Agarwood Beads I?
Loose Agarwood Beads I (R13) are mid to dark brown plantation agarwood. According to our data, 150 of the 182 styles on this site use mid to dark brown wood, or 82%, including R13.
These loose, drilled beads let you string your own designs or replace beads in a strand you already own. So tell us the size and how many you need.
We turn round beads on a lathe from a single blank, then sand them smooth. As a result, the curve shows the grain as rings and flecks that change as the bead turns. So no two beads on a strand read alike.
Overall, it comes in 10 bead sizes, from 3 to 20 mm. At 3 mm the strand looks fine and light; at 20 mm each bead shows more grain and costs more. Also see the bead size guide for how each size sits on the wrist.
Finally, R13 uses wood from Aquilaria trees grown on plantations. According to CITES, the whole Aquilaria genus, the source of R13, has sat in Appendix II since 2004.
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Before you choose
Want to know this piece better?
How to tell real agarwood — five checks and their limits →Questions about this piece
About Loose Agarwood Beads I
Each R13 answer below is a short reply to one question about the Loose Agarwood Beads I. For example, the R13 answers come from AgarwoodTown, an agarwood business trading since 2014. 48 of the 182 styles here, or 26%, show real photos, according to our data, and R13 has real photos too.
What bead sizes does Loose Agarwood Beads I come in?
10 sizes: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 mm.
What is Loose Agarwood Beads I made of?
Plantation agarwood, in round beads. The wood in R13 comes from cultivated Aquilaria trees; uneven resin shifts its brown colour a little.
How many strands of this style can I choose from?
4: R13, R14, S019 and S020. Each is a separate piece of wood in the same style, so tone and weight differ a little. Pick one, or ask us to choose for you.
Are the photos of Loose Agarwood Beads I real?
They are real: 9 photos of stock strands in this style. However, the one you buy is the strand in your weighing video.
