{"product_id":"carved-jadeite-buddha-necklace","title":"Carved Jadeite Buddha Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost jade Buddhas are a picture. This one is an object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe usual jade Buddha is a flat plaque with an outline cut into the face of it, so there is a front, and a back, and not much in between. This one is carved in the round. The knees come forward, the robe folds over the crossed legs, the head sits proud of the shoulders, and the figure reads from the side as well as straight on. \u003cstrong\u003eYou feel the difference before you see it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is seated in meditation with his palms together at the chest. The long earlobes are from the years he spent wearing a prince's earrings, before he stopped. The tight curls and the raised crown of the head are the marks that tell you which Buddha this is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor somebody who needs the reminder to sit still, rather than the reminder to let things go.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the Buddha who taught. The round laughing monk with the sack is a different figure and a different job, and the two get given for different reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJadeite in mottled greens, no two pieces the same, with a matching jade bead above it on the cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWearing jade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorn against the skin and kept on, which is the tradition. A soft cloth is all it needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one to choose when it is a gift and the carving itself is meant to be part of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural jadeite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant height:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx 32mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60cm \/ 23.5in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarving:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carved in the round, seated Buddha in meditation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural stone, colour and marking vary piece to piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407260610862,"sku":"\u003cnone\u003e","price":48.64,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/carved-jadeite-buddha-necklace-2.webp?v=1788238841","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/carved-jadeite-buddha-necklace","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}