Chinese Jade Double Sided Amulet feature auspicious designs. Each one made of natural jade stone has its own unique and beautiful characteristics. Beautifully handcarved each item is a masterpiece. Wonderful as a gift or an excellent addition to your Chinoise Collection. Can be used as a decor accent piece or jewlry, strung and worn as a pendant.
DIMENSIONS: 2" diameter x 1/2" deep
MATERIAL: Jade
HISTORY & FACTS:
Chinese Amulets are often given as gifts, symbols of good wishes.
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During the Warring States period, Qin and Han Dynasties, Yuhuang (narrow arc) and Yubi (flat round jade with holes in the center) were connected with silk threads to form a group of miscellaneous pendants, which were used to highlight the magnificence and majesty of the wearer.
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After the Wei and Jin Dynasties: men often wear simple jade pendants, while women wear miscellaneous pendants for a long time, usually tied on their belts.
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Qing Dynasty: jade pendant can also be used as a necklace.
Chinese love of jade by comparing its qualities to the virtues of a gentleman, “esteemed by all under the Sun.” Xu Shen, an ancient Han scholar, listed the five virtues of jade as “charity, rectitude, wisdom, courage, and equity.”
