This piece of antique Chinese porcelain - Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A. D.) - is painted with Chinese mother and two children. The colors are orange and aqua. The porcelain shard in wrapped in 18k gold vermeil and measures 1 1/4” square. It was probably originally part of a plate or a vase It is topped with a orange agate disk and an antique gold vermeil bead. It is stamped with the Chinese red antique stamp on the back of the shard. The entire pendant drops 2” from a black natural leather cord that is adjustable form 16” to 32” using slip knots so it can be worn a variety of lengths.

Chinese porcelain has a history of more than five thousand years. These pieces of folk art have been handed down from one generation to another. They were greatly improved and developed and since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A. D.) have been extensively exported to different parts of the world. Chinese porcelain produced during the reigns of Kang Hsi and Chien Lung in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A. D.) has especially been well-known and highly valued throughout the world. They have been noted for fineness in quality, brilliance in luster and exquisiteness in workmanship. Incorporated with the celebrated art of hand paintings of human figures, flowers, birds, etc., these were mostly the works of the distinguished artists of the time. Shards with figures are much harder to find.

Much of this porcelain was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Each piece of Chinese jewelry inlaid with antique porcelain shards is unique. They cannot be reproduced and no duplicates are procurable. These pieces are not only valued as a unique piece of jewelry but also a valued piece of art.