This is a pair of tiny jade jue ear ornaments I bought in China. Perhaps they are not even a matched pair as one is slightly larger than th...

Jade birds....... From neolithic times to the present day, birds in their infinite variety and plumage have been carved on jade. These ca...

JADE AND CHALCEDONY RINGS...... The top, centre and bottom rings shown in pic 1 are chalcedony while the two rings on the left and right ...

.....Jade flowers.... The jade flowers I show in this post date from the Ming-Qing period(1368-1912 )  Carved in rosette or elongated sha...

Here comes the Bunnies ... To usher in the year of the Rabbit are these 3 tiny rabbits purportedly from the Xizhou era(1027-771BC) T...

These 2 cute carnelian boys have 2 drilled holes at each side for attachement. They were probably used as hat buttons for little children. A...

These 2 coil beads were purchased at the same time as the chinese glass ornaments described in earlier two posts. Here are some smal...

Blue Glass Ear Ornament This sweet little blue glass thingy had been perplexing me ever since I bought it. Neither pierced nor...

Glass Flower Ornament/Huan I purchased this glass ornament some years ago from my connoisseur  collector  friend  C . All this ...

In ancient China cicadas were used as burial objects and are normally made from jade or white/green glass. Red cicadas on the other hand...