This necklace is made with an antique Chinese porcelain shard from the Ching Dynast (1644-1911 A. D.) wrapped in 18k gold vermeil and topped with a carved green jade bead It picks up the color in the the shard. The woman’s robe is lavender as are the flowers in her garden in the background. The shard is 2 1/4” by 2” and with the jade bead drops 3” from a black natural leather cord that is adjustable from 17” to 34” so it can be worn a variety of lengths.

Chinese porcelain was hand painted (therefore, not reproducible) and handed down from one generation to another. They are the recovered pieces of vases and other objects of art that were destroyed and buried during China's Cultural Revolution. These highly valued pieces were mostly the works of distinguished artists of their time, prized for their quality and workmanship.