Really rare vintage Reverse glass Buddha Chinese painted Mala

Reverse-painted, Chinese Taoist Glass Bead Mala with 20 beads, Buddha bead, Kuanyin bead, with a beautifully intact Guru ( meru - "mountain") bead, and yellow knotted tassel, in its fabric. Each bead carries the image of a Chinese ancient, including the "Yellow" Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Huang Ti, and Buddha as the upper center bead, across from the Taoist female representation of Buddha Kuanyin at the head position above the guru mountain bead.Here is the significance of this mala's features:Mala is Sanskrit for garland. In Chinese it is Fo zhu "Buddha beads", or nian zhu "mindfulness beads".Each hand-blown, reverse-painted bead carries the image of a Chinese ancient, and Emperor Huang Ti, the chief deity of Taoism is in yellow, to the right of Buddha at the top.Each bead features a brass holder and is overhand, double-knotted between for added strength.Nine is a very auspicious number in Taoism. On this Fozhu there are 9 beads on each side of the two Buddhas - for a total of 18 beads flanking the two Buddhas.The guru or meru mountainbead is in perfect condition. This bead represents the important, mutually-beneficial relationship between the master and his student.The knotted yellow tassel is significant. Tied with the knot of enlightenment, this knot represents spirit, divinity and life.Yellow is one of the 5 colors of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) signifying earth. Yellow also represents Huang Ti, the chief deity of Taoism, who was the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.