Monday, February 12, 2018

Lunar New Year of the Dog 2018

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To usher in Year of the Dog 2018 I have assembled 9 Doggies from my collection. Here are the first 3 which hail from different periods of C...
Monday, June 19, 2017

Jade Leis

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I have found yet another use for my miscellaneous jade charms. By attaching them to a vintage silver chain,  a " jade lei" is fo...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

In Praise of Ancient Chinese Ornaments

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This group of beads and pendants is made up of an interesting mix of bird and animal forms together with cylinders, barrel and tabular sh...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Matching Mum's Pearls with Xizhou Carnelian Disc Beads

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Beautiful Beads are a Joy Forever !  Mum's vintage cultured pearls are  around 70 years old while  Xizhou carnelian disc be...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Decorating Braided Bracelets with Antique Jade

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Combining my love for braiding and my love for quirky pieces of old jade I have, over time come up with more  braided bracelet items. Each...
Saturday, March 4, 2017

A String of Beads and Pendants from early Chinese History

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Inspired by the elaborate necklaces of the Xizhou dynasty,(1046-771 BC) I have come up with my own modest strand  using  beads and pendan...
Monday, February 13, 2017

A set of Ancient Jade Ornaments

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This set of jade ornaments  comprise a lovely arc shaped jade plaque or huang,  purportedly from the Han dynasty (206 BC-24AD) and four cyl...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster 2017

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  Cock a doodle dooo.... here come the Roosters....     I am not a collector of roosters and don't have many rooster artefacts i...