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A soft cloth if you want it brighter, though the antiquing in the recesses is what makes the vine read, so do not polish it flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want one flower and a plain band instead, the Buddhist Lotus Cuff is the quiet version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crafted from Tibetan silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Open cuff, adjustable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Running lotus vine along the band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antiqued, deepens with wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52338089460014,"sku":"200001034:200003760#VBS4158","price":42.6,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/tibetan-lotus-vine-cuff-1.webp?v=1790827452"},{"product_id":"lotus-seed-stone-ring","title":"Lotus Seed Stone Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a stone where the seed pod would be. 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It has been cut this way, flat and holed and handled, since long before anybody thought to hang one on a chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat a ping'an kou (平安扣) asks for is not luck and not money. It is safe passage, and nothing bad on the way. The lotus supplies the other half of that: the flower that comes up clean out of the silt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor somebody going through something.\u003c\/strong\u003e A graduation, a move, a first year somewhere new, when the wish is about the journey rather than the destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agate is plain and uncarved so the stone carries the piece. The lotus is matte gold rather than high polish, with small set stones scattered across one leaf, and its stem doubles as the bail: it arcs over the rim and hooks into the hole, so there is no jump ring and nothing soldered to the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWearing it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKept on rather than put away. 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