{"product_id":"jadeite-pixiu-protection-necklace","title":"Jadeite Pixiu Protection Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore it was a money charm, this animal went at the front of an army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Rites, the old Chinese manual of how things were properly done, has a rule for troops on the march: when there are fierce beasts on the road ahead, raise the pixiu. Its image went up at the head of the column, and in classical writing 貔貅 became a plain word for soldiers you would not want to meet. Most people now know it as the creature that swallows gold and never gives it back. That job came later. The first one was going in ahead of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat is the protection this one is worn for.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not the quiet kind that keeps bad luck off in general. The kind you want when you already know what is waiting: a dispute, a hearing, a hostile meeting, a workplace you have to walk back into on Monday. The mouth is open and the teeth are showing because it is not there to calm anything down. It is there so that whatever is ahead meets something fiercer first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJade is the half that stands between.\u003c\/strong\u003e Chinese families give jade to be worn against the skin and kept on, and the belief that goes with it is simple: if your jade ever cracks, it took a blow that was meant for you. A broken piece is traditionally wrapped in red cloth and put away, not thrown out. Paired with a guardian animal it makes one object with two jobs, one that goes in front and one that takes what gets through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone with something hard in front of them.\u003c\/strong\u003e A court date, a contract fight, a difficult return to work, a move to a city where they know nobody. It is one of the easier jade pieces to give a man, because a snarling winged animal needs no explaining and does not read as jewellery. Give it before the thing happens, not after: a son leaving home, a partner heading into a rough quarter, a friend in the middle of a divorce. The message is that they are not walking in alone.\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\u003eCarving:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pixiu (貔貅), winged, carved on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx 35 x 28 x 11mm \/ 1.4 x 1.1 x 0.4in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx 62cm \/ 24.5in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntention:\u003c\/strong\u003e Protection when you know what is coming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural stone. The green and its mottling differ on every piece, so yours will not match the photographs exactly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jade is traditionally kept on. A soft dry cloth is all it needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52561179443502,"sku":"\u003cnone\u003e","price":61.45,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/jadeite-pixiu-protection-necklace-2.webp?v=1788444596","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/jadeite-pixiu-protection-necklace","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}