Stone Type: Natural Jadeite Jade (Grade A) Pendant Height: 2.17 Inches Pendant Width: 2.17 Inches Pendant Thickness: 0.25 Inches Pendant Weight: 44.15 grams Translucency: Opaque to Semi-translucent Item Number: YJ-0321-0390740 Unique ID: YJD-2103191755
NATURAL JADE: This is a high grade jadeite jade pendant necklace. It is exquisitely hand carved. It is one of a kind! The pendant is completely natural jade, un-dyed and in its natural form.
CARVING: The pendant is carved in the form of the Chinese Zodiac - Tiger. The tiger is depicted as climbing a mountain. The image represents a person's inner strength as they progress through life. A tiger climbing a mountain is an auspicious symbol for career growth and progress/improvement in one's life.
CARVING PROCESS: The hand carving is performed by a master carver and takes weeks of work. The master carver first designs the artwork by taking account the natural jade features. In this case, the master carver wanted to emphasize the strong green and yellow hues in the stone. If you look at the piece, the hand carving art is specifically formulated to emphasize the green highlights in the piece. This piece is custom artwork that is designed based on the stone. This means there is only one piece like this in the world!
JADE COLOR: The colors of this jade piece have beautiful light green-yellow hues with splashes of green highlights. This jade piece has beautiful semi-translucent tones. The dark green tones are very strong which means this is a premium and high grade jadeite jade. It is absolutely stunning hand carving, you can see the details of the tiger. When you wear it, it really stands out in the room!
ADJUSTABLE NECKLACE: The necklace is adjustable - one size fits all.
GIFT BOX: It comes with a gift box. Ready to gift!
MINOR IMPERFECTIONS: The back of this piece is not completely flat due to natural striations and the texture of the natural stone. This is part of the natural stone and cannot be seen when worn and is only a minor imperfection. The item is hand carved and natural so it may have imperfections because of the nature of stone or the carving - part of the charm of carved jade! Pictures are of the actual item you will receive.
