Jade Rare Lavender Color Medicine Gourd Nephrite Pendant
- 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.
