{"product_id":"chinese-four-guardians-spinner-ring","title":"Chinese Four Guardians Spinner Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour animals, one to each direction, and you are standing in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese astronomy cuts the sky into quarters and puts a creature in each. \u003cstrong\u003eQinglong (青龍)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the azure dragon, takes the east, spring and wood. \u003cstrong\u003eZhuque (朱雀)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the vermilion bird, takes the south, summer and fire. \u003cstrong\u003eBaihu (白虎)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the white tiger, takes the west, autumn and metal. \u003cstrong\u003eXuanwu (玄武)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the black tortoise, takes the north, winter and water, and is the odd one, because Xuanwu is not one animal but two: a tortoise with a snake wound around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey are not four separate charms. They are the whole horizon, and the point of having all four is that nothing gets in from any side.\u003c\/strong\u003e They have been painted on tomb ceilings, city gates and compass faces for two thousand years, always as a set and always in the same order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich is why a ring that turns suits them. The medallions run around a rotating outer sleeve, so the guardians move through the compass as you spin it, and you can leave whichever one you want facing forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd you will spin it.\u003c\/strong\u003e A band that moves under the thumb is the reason a lot of people buy a ring like this and never say so out loud. It is quiet, it does not click, and it works in a meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween the medallions the band is filled with a flowered lattice, cut deep and blackened so it holds shadow. It covers as much of the ring as the creatures do, and it is what keeps the design from reading as four badges stuck on a plain band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGetting the size right\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake your usual size and do not size down. A spinner needs clearance to turn, and a tight one stops doing the thing you bought it for. It is a wide band, so it covers more of the finger than you are probably picturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the moving sleeve clear of hand cream and grit, which is what slows a spinner down. The blackening sits in the recesses and is what makes the creatures readable, so polish the high points and leave the low ones alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen sizes, 7.75 up to 12, so it fits the hands that usually get told the ring does not come in their size. Worth knowing if you are buying it for somebody else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crafted from Tibetan silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-spinning outer sleeve on a polished inner band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e The four celestial guardians in medallions, with a flowered lattice between them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antiqued, with blackened recesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"7.75","offer_id":52442935918894,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:200001533","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8","offer_id":52442935951662,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:699","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8.5","offer_id":52442935984430,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:200000289","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9","offer_id":52442936017198,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:350262","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9.5","offer_id":52442936049966,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:200000290","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10","offer_id":52442936082734,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:1583","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10.5","offer_id":52442935787822,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:200000291","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11","offer_id":52442935820590,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:100010420","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11.5","offer_id":52442935853358,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:200000292","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12","offer_id":52442935886126,"sku":"200000226:350853;200000369:1663","price":40.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/four-guardian-ring-5.webp?v=1788256209","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/chinese-four-guardians-spinner-ring","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}