{"product_id":"jade-cloud-elephant-necklace","title":"Jade Cloud Elephant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe elephant is here because of how the word sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElephant is 象, xiàng. Auspicious is 祥, xiáng. Same sound, different character.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chinese decoration runs on puns like this, and the elephant is one of the oldest: put one on an object and you have written the word lucky without writing it. That is the whole reason a creature that has never lived in most of China ends up carved on doorways, embroidered on robes and hung around necks there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cloud above it doubles the joke. \u003cstrong\u003e祥雲 is the auspicious cloud\u003c\/strong\u003e, the curled scroll that floats under the feet of immortals in Chinese painting, and it carries the same 祥. So the pendant says the word twice, once in an animal and once in the weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole thing is drawn rather than modelled. The elephant is a single gold line laid over a green jade disc, one spiral for the trunk and one for the ear, and nothing else. It is a modern piece of design working with a very old joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor someone starting a business, or anyone who wants a money charm that does not look like one.\u003c\/strong\u003e It reads as a plain green disc on a chain from any distance, which makes it the version to buy if the obvious wealth pieces feel like too much. It gifts well at a new year or a new job, since the wish is specific and the object is quiet about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWearing it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it away from perfume and hairspray, which take the shine off a gold finish faster than wear does, and take it off before swimming. A soft dry cloth if it dulls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green jade disc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotifs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elephant outlined in gold, 祥雲 auspicious cloud, coin for the eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold-toned mount and fine chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45cm \/ 18in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntention:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good fortune, specifically with money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural stone. The green runs from pale celadon to deep forest, so yours may be noticeably darker or lighter than a given photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52650849632558,"sku":"200000226:175;200000639:200661028","price":44.79,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/jade-elephant-gold-necklace-5.webp?v=1789712813","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/jade-cloud-elephant-necklace","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}