Price listed is for each strand of beads. These are approximately 6mm vintage Japanese Orange glass beads. There are approxiately 235 beads per strand. THESE MAY SHIP LOOSE AS THE KNOTS ON MOST ARE IMPOSSILBE TO UNTIE. The vintage Japanese beads are shipped with a powder coating to help prevent scratching. Most of these beads still have the powder coating (with some having more than others). These will just need to be rinsed off. The size and shape of these beads may vary slightly.