DIA165mm, China
Something Old Something New
Collectible Jewellery Collection
Fish jade pendants have been popular since the Neolithic period, Zhou, Sung, Ming, Qing dynasty and it continue till today. Fish was the probably the first stable food source before the invention of primitive farming and was chosen as an early subject matter. As linguist developed, it also attended as a symbol of “surplus“. In the Tang dynasty, it had even been prescribed to Concubine Yung Gui Fei for cooling the dry summer heat – by sucking on one jade fish a day.
The fish on this necklace are attached to the beautifully pleated collar.
Mountain Folkcraft 