DIA130mm, Hong Kong
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DIA200mm, Hong Kong
While we are waiting for spring to get warmer, the cicadas are waiting for a hot summer night for 3 to as many as 17 years for some species. On that specific night the cicadas nymphs will emerge from the ground, climb up a tree where they will molt, acquire a pair of wings, sing and find a partner. After mating, the female cicadas will lay hundred of eggs, when they hatch, the young nymphs will dropped into the soil, live for years until that one hot summer night.
The Chinese believe that cicada is a symbol of immortality, the exuvia from molting drops to the ground and one night in summer they emerges again singing.
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DIA280mm, China
This white bead necklace is made from the shell of a giant clam known as Hippopus Hippopus. The material, musaragalva, is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism – musaragalva, agate, crystal, amber, pearl and musk. These seven precious items differs in the ancient scripts but musargalva seems to be always part of the group. The Buddhists believe it has the ability to provide blessing and keep out of harm’s way.
Something Old Something New Collectible Jewellery Collection