Studio image of style S020; your own piece is different wood, so we film it for you before you pay.
Loose Beads · Round
Large Loose Agarwood Beads II
Large Loose Agarwood Beads · Pure plantation agarwood · Round beads · 3–20 mm
Style S020 is a lot of loose beads of plantation agarwood. The S020 uses round beads from 3 to 20 mm. According to our data, style S020 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%, S020 among them. Also, one photo of S020 appears on this page. S020 ships from China through AgarwoodTown, which has traded since 2014. For example, you pay with PayPal only after you approve the video of your S020 on the scale.
Priced by weight — quoted after we weigh your piece
Style S020 · By Wang Jianyu · Updated
| StyleS020 | TypeLoose beads |
| BeadRound | Bead size3–20 mm · 10 sizes |
| WoodNatural plantation agarwood | WithAgarwood only |
| PricedBy weight, after weighing | PhotosStudio image |
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Hi, I'd like a weighed quote for: • Large Loose Agarwood Beads II (style S020) • 12 mm beads
Then we weigh the strand, film it on the scale, and send you its exact weight and price. So we charge nothing until you approve that video.
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On film
A close style, moving
Meaning in tradition
What do the Large Loose Agarwood Beads II mean?
Each S020 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 S020. For example, a bead name may sound like a wish, and a carved form may recall a virtue, so read each note on the Large Loose Agarwood Beads II that way. First read the single note on style S020, which covers its main material, shape or motif. Finally, the S020 notes deal with Chinese custom only, not with any promised effect.
Round bead · yuán zhū
It is also the classic mala bead. Chinese bead culture reads the round form as yuánmǎn: completeness, nothing missing. That is why it is the default shape for prayer strands.
Priced by weight
Why are these beads priced by weight?
Priced by weight means the Large Loose Agarwood Beads II has no fixed tag: the quote comes from the scale reading of the exact beads you would receive.
A price list would treat every S020 alike, but resin makes some heavier, so a filmed scale reading sets your quote.
As Tan et al. (2019) explain, an Aquilaria tree forms resin only after a wound, and never evenly, which is why no two Large Loose Agarwood Beads II pieces match. For estimates we use 0.60 to 0.95 g/cm³, so two S020 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 S020. For example, you see the S020 reading on video, then pay through PayPal only after you approve the video.
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
About this piece
What are the Large Loose Agarwood Beads II?
Large Loose Agarwood Beads II (S020) 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 S020.
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.
Each round bead starts as a small block, turned on a lathe and sanded. Because the surface curves, the grain appears as rings and flecks, and it shifts as the bead rolls.
Overall, it comes in 10 bead sizes, from 3 to 20 mm. The smallest size suits stacking and slim wrists, while the largest makes a bolder strand that weighs, and costs, more. Also see the bead size guide for how each size sits on the wrist.
Finally, S020 uses wood from Aquilaria trees grown on plantations. According to CITES, the whole Aquilaria genus, the source of S020, has sat in Appendix II since 2004.
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How to tell real agarwood — five checks and their limits →Questions about this piece
About Large Loose Agarwood Beads II
Each S020 answer below is a short reply to one question about the Large Loose Agarwood Beads II. For example, the S020 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 S020 has a studio image instead.
What bead sizes does Large Loose Agarwood Beads II come in?
10 sizes: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 mm.
What is Large Loose Agarwood Beads II made of?
Plantation agarwood, in round beads. The wood in S020 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. They share the cut and materials, but they are different pieces of wood, so grain and weight differ. So ask for a particular one, or let us choose.
Is the picture of Large Loose Agarwood Beads II a photo of my piece?
No, the S020 picture is a studio image; we film the piece you would receive before you pay.
