Blue Jadeite Jade Gourd Pendant Necklace so what enters is kept

so what enters is kept and what's unwanted stays out

the blue-green moves slowly around the wrist — never quite the same shade twice

Maitreya — the Laughing Buddha — is worn for contentment

The pixiu lies across a fine chain rather than sitting among beads

Blue Jadeite Jade Gourd Pendant Necklace so what enters is keptThe green sits where the gourd is fullest. Colour in this stone runs from icy and near colourless at the rim to a saturated blue green at the center of each of the two bulbs natural banding, not carving, and the shape is placed so the densest colour falls in the roundest part. Above it two small carved leaves and a vine tendril curl over the neck. The whole piece is 4. 2cm tall and 4. 6mm thick. Material: Natural Jadeite Jade, Type A Color: Icy white