{"product_id":"guardian-dragon-head-pendant","title":"Guardian Dragon Head Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the ridge of every old Chinese roof there is a dragon head with its mouth open, swallowing the beam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChiwen, and the job is fire. The head sits at each end of the main ridge with the jaw clamped over it, and \u003cstrong\u003ethe belief was that a creature belonging to water would keep the building from burning\u003c\/strong\u003e. Which is why it is always the head and never the whole animal. You do not need the body. The head is the part that watches, and the part that bites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorn at the front of the chest it is doing the same thing at a smaller scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo castings, and they are not interchangeable. One is heavier through the jaw with the mane worked in broad planes. The other is finer, with more detail packed into the same space, and it reads as a smaller object even where it isn't. Take the heavier one if it is going over a shirt, because broad planes read better at a distance. Take the finer one if it sits against skin, where you actually see the detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who wants the guardian at the front of them, pointed outward, doing the looking so they don't have to.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after stainless steel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo maintenance at all. No plating to wear through, no tarnish, no reason to take it off for water. A cloth if it dulls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel means it can be worn hard for years without ever being looked after, which is the practical case for taking the dragon in this material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316L stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigns:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two castings to choose from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength: \u003c\/strong\u003e60cm \/ 24.5in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dragon head, chiwen, the roof-ridge dragon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Waterproof, will not fade or plate off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Silver","offer_id":52407250682158,"sku":"200001033:361187#60cm Chain","price":44.75,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold","offer_id":52407250780462,"sku":"200001033:200003757#60cm Chain","price":48.59,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/guardian-dragon-necklace-5.webp?v=1786511900","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/guardian-dragon-head-pendant","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}