I had forgotten all about this seal which I had purchased in Phnom  Penh some years back. So glad I rediscovered it in time for the lunar ne...

I am ringing in Lunar New Year 2012 with this tiny jade dragon. This is no ferocious fire spitting dragon. He is quiet and mysterious - he ...

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...