{"product_id":"lion-dance-head-necklace","title":"Lion Dance Head Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lion dance is not a performance. It is a job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt New Year and at shop openings the lion goes in and does specific work. It eats the greens tied above the door, chews them, and spits them back out over the crowd. Cai qing (採青), plucking the green. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat it spits out is the blessing, and the business that hired it has effectively bought a year of luck.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe head is the whole thing. The eyes blink, the ears move, and the operator inside does most of the acting through the face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall and bright, and nothing solemn about it. To be clear about what it is: the bead behind the head is white jade, the lion itself is enamelled gold-tone metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone opening something. A shop, a studio, a restaurant.\u003c\/strong\u003e The lion is what you hire on the first day, and this is that in miniature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after enamel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnamel chips on a hard knock and plating wears at the contact points, so give it its own corner of the bag and clean it with a dry cloth. Treat it as an occasion piece and it stays bright for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cheerful thing to give on an opening day, when something more solemn would land wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enamelled gold-tone metal with white jade bead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lion dance head, wushi (舞獅)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold plated silver chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength: \u003c\/strong\u003e45cm \/ 18in\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enamel chips. Store separately and avoid abrasion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407258808622,"sku":"\u003cnone\u003e","price":44.79,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/lion-dance-head-necklace-1.webp?v=1787883802","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/lion-dance-head-necklace","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}