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A pendant rests against the chest, over a shirt or under it, where you feel it through the day. Every design here carries a meaning from tradition: a Buddha for calm, a dragon for strength, jade for protection.
Ruyi Fortune Lock Necklace
$44.80
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Ruyi Fortune Lock Necklace
$44.80
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Shipping: 7-10 Business Days
30 Days Risk Free Return
100% Authentic & Handcrafted
In China the chrysanthemum is the flower of the man who quit.
Around the year 405 a minor official called Tao Yuanming walked out of his post rather than bow to an inspector and went home to farm. The line everybody still quotes has him picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, and it became the standard image for choosing a smaller life on purpose. Not the Western funeral flower at all.
The fence is on the pendant. That gold panel down one side is an ice-crack lattice, the screen set into old garden walls, and the chrysanthemums grow up beside it.
The white agate plaque behind them is cut as a ruyi lock. Ruyi (如意) means as you wish, and the lock is the old charm hung on a child to fasten good fortune in place so it cannot wander off. Not luck asked for. Luck kept. Which makes it the right gift for a new house, a new job, or a year somebody wants to hold on to.
Every petal is a cell sunk into the metal and flooded with enamel, which is why a fine gold line is drawn around each one.
Details
- Material: Natural white agate, enamel, gold plated silver
- Form: Ruyi (如意) lock pendant
- Motif: Chrysanthemum and ice-crack lattice
- Chain: 45cm / 18in
- Note: Enamel chips. Natural stone, colour varies piece to piece
Wearing & Care
Enamel chips on a hard knock, so give the pendant its own corner of the bag, and keep perfume off the colour. A dry cloth is all it needs. Natural stone, so the tone shifts piece to piece.
Shipping
Orders are typically processed and shipped within 1-2 business days, and estimated shipping times are below:
- US: 7 to 10 Business days
- UK: 7 to 10 Business days
- CA: 7 to 10 Business days
- AU: 7 to 10 Business days
- EU: 7 to 10 Business days
- Rest of world: 7 to 15 Business days
You will receive shipping confirmation emails with your tracking number once your parcel has been shipped.
Returns
Not what you pictured? Send it back within 30 days of delivery.
Why buy here
Earth Tibet vs Others
| What matters | Earth Tibet | A typical jewellery shop |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Specify clearly in Specification section | Lie about the material |
| Length | Chain or cord length listed | Left out |
| The meaning | Explained on every page | Left decorative |
| Delivery | Tracked, 7 to 10 business days | Often untracked |
| Returns | 30 days, risk free | Tricky & Unfair Policy |
Frequently asked questions
How long is it, and where will it sit?
Every necklace lists its chain or cord length in the Specifications. As a guide, 45 cm sits on the collarbone and 60 cm on the upper chest. The Length Guide above the Add to cart button shows both.
Is the stone real?
When the Specifications say natural jadeite, jade, agate, chalcedony or obsidian, that is what it is. The exact material of every piece is named there, including the metal and any plating.
Will mine look exactly like the photos?
Close, but not identical. Natural stone differs in colour and marking from piece to piece, and hand carving varies a little too.
Can I wear it every day?
Yes. Stainless steel can be worn in water. Jade and other stone can stay on through the day, but take it off before sport or anything involving impact. Keep enamel and plated pieces away from water, perfume and abrasion.
What if I do not like it?
Send it back within 30 days of delivery.