{"product_id":"jade-pixiu-seal-pendant","title":"Jade Pixiu Seal Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe animal sitting on top of a Chinese seal is not decoration. It is the handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeals are held by the knob, so the knob got carved into a creature, and then the creature became a rank. \u003cstrong\u003eThe emperor's seals took dragons. Officials below him were assigned tortoises, tigers or camels according to grade, and using the wrong animal on your own seal was not a style error.\u003c\/strong\u003e You can still date and place a seal by what is sitting on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one carries Pixiu, which in the folk reading swallows wealth and cannot pass it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base is a plain square block of white jade, and it is uncut. \u003cstrong\u003eAn uncarved seal is one that has not been given a name yet\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is either an unfinished object or the most personal one here, depending on how you look at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who signs things, or would like to.\u003c\/strong\u003e It reads as a small piece of desk equipment worn round the neck, which is a different idea from an amulet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWearing jade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKept on rather than put away, which is the tradition. Natural stone, so the tone of the block varies piece to piece. A soft cloth is all it needs, and the gold-tone finish is matte by design, so do not try to polish it bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good gift for somebody starting a business, where a plain wealth charm would be too blunt and a seal says something about authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural white jade with gold-tone Pixiu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Square seal block with animal knob, base uncut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45cm \/ 18in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte gold tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural stone, colour and translucency vary piece to piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52442936836398,"sku":"200000226:29;200000639:200661028","price":48.63,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/jade-pixiu-seal-necklace-1.webp?v=1787814982","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/jade-pixiu-seal-pendant","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}