DIA220mm, Hong Kong
A necklace of layering, of intertwining.
Like exotic fruits on a ivy.
Handmade and unique.
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DIA210mm, Hong Kong
A minimum piece, ideal for jeans and leather.
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DIA200mm, Hong Kong
New series of jewellery from the collectible jewellery collection.
Inspired by the traditional waist hanger which has various tools as both a fashionable and utilitarian accessories. In this piece, toothpicks, miniature incense shovels, small knives and a comb are part of the decoration. A decorative version of the Swiss army knife … ideal survival kit for the fashion conscious.
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DIA120mm, China
These fine strings which looks like rice noodles are hand woven strings.
Click on the photo and you can see the details of the knots carefully tied together.
The jade pendant of the necklace came from the form of an ancient head piece.
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L400mm, China
A beautiful jade carving pendant of a Tao Tie with a yu bi hanging from his mouth.
According to the book Sheng An Wai Ji, the poet Yang Seng, described the nine sons of the dragon, Tao Tie is one of them. They are;
Bi Xi, one who like carrying heavy stuff and often found with a stone tablet on his back.
Chi Wen, one who enjoys the vista, often found one the ridges of buildings.
Pu Lao, love music, found on bells.
Bi An, one who hates criminals, found on the lintel of the prison.
Tao Tie, one who loves to eat, found on lids and the side of cauldrons; sometimes found on the middle of the beam, it is believed that he can drank all the water and keep the flood away.
Gong Fu, love to play with water, found on bridges.
Ya Zi, a fierce creature with weapons.
Suan Ni, loves smoky fire, found on the lid of incense burner.
Jiao Tu, hates trespassers, oftern found on the main door.
This mythical creature, the fifth son of the dragon, is one who loves to eat made a perfect ornament for festive season.
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DIA140mm, China
A hetian jade butterfly pendant on beautifully hand woven necklace.
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DIA130mm, China
The pendant is of a different version of the Ye Le Li featured earlier in the blog. Ye Le Li was used as a status identification object, a decoration that is hang by the waist.
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H70mm, China
A matching pair of ear rings that goes with the Miao neckwear on yesterday’s blog. This pair of ear rings are also an assemblage of the accessories found on the Miao’s costume.
The ear rings look like a pair of Miao dancers. Here is a video of the Miao dancers wearing costumes with accessories (but I am sure your eyes will be focus on the sweet little girl dancing along on the left)
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DIA120mm, China
Yu Bi is a form of jade that is used for ceremony, like the jade huang it is one of the 6 forms of jade that is used for ritual ceremony and later identification. Yu Bi generally describes a piece of circular jade with a hole in the middle, as they sometimes come with pattern, this particular would be known as a Su (plain) Yu Bi, its being raised up in the center is known as a collar hence You Ling (collar) Su Yu Bi. This form of Yu Bi was for the late Shang dynasty, like the iphone in the 20th century, it was an high tech object, a status symbol that became so popular that it can be found in various parts of China.
This is Emporer Qian Long’s favourite, he wrote several poems about it and asked for the poem to be engraved onto the jade. The item is now part of the British Museum Collection.
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