Thursday, May 19, 2016

A group of small turquoise animal and melon beads

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Some ten years ago I bought this group of small turquoise animal and melon beads in Fujian Province, South China.   A group of sma...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Seal bead bracelet

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I was happy that this flat seal bead came with a drilled perforation as it meant that I could use it as a center piece with other old beads...
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Carefully curated pieces of jade art

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    I hope the title of this post doesn't sound too grand for my little jade discards. I couldn't resist using  the catchy titl...
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Restringing SK's chips

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I got these 2 strands of chip necklaces from SK with whom I recently reconnected after some 20 years.   2 strands of rose quartz and...
Saturday, February 6, 2016

Monkey arrives riding a horse.....

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....or Ma Shang Feng Hou, is an auspicious phrase to usher in Lunar New Year of the Monkey 2016. The symbolic meaning of this greeting i...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

A Handful of Jade Rosettes

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These  whimsical little jade rosettes also called yu-hua or jade flowers, date  from  late Qing (19th to about early 20th century)  ...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Enigmatic Bead from my Peregrinations

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  Here is an intriguing bead I bought  on one of my peregrinations (thanks K for the exotic word, so appropriate for this rare bead.) ...
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Amazing and Collectible.....

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.... small is beautiful...or the wonder of tiny jade carvings Tiny  Mini  jade carvings are not always easy to decipher or c...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Er Dang or Ear Ornaments from the Han Dynasty

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This 2 pairs of dog bone shaped beads came from a Shenzhen dealer. Dog bone shaped beads They are likely to be ear ornaments from t...