Jade Rare Lavender Color Medicine Gourd Nephrite Pendant

$ 185.00

    • Fine Jade Medicine Bottle Gourd Pendant representing Protection Against Disease and to Ward off Evil Spirits.
    • In traditional Chinese Medicinal Arts, medicines were carried in bottle gourds.
      Fine Jade Gourd pendant in rare lavender color with touches of sweet light green and white tones.
    • Jade has always had a very special significance in Asia, comparable with that of Gold and Diamonds in the West. Today, this gemstone is regarded as a symbol of the good, the beautiful, and the precious. In folklore, Jade embodies the Confucian virtues of wisdom, justice, compassion, modesty and courage, yet it also symbolizes the female-erotic. Jade is also believed to be a lucky stone, and encourages good health and prosperity. It is rumored that slipping a piece of Jade under one's pillow can enhance dreams.
    • Measures approx. 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" x 1/2"
    • Highly skilled Traditional Artisan hand carving from China.