Jade Celestial Circle Mill Stone Earrings - Vintage Gold Chain

These gorgeous, gold chain hoisted earrings are a true vintage collector's dream find. These yellowish green large jade earrings are heavy. For millennias, in China Jade have been regarded as the most precious of all earthly objects. Jade is a sacred material that has been highly valuable. It's viewed as a symbol of prosperity, love, power and peace. The temperature of the stone can help determine if it's real jade. Hold the stone in your hand to see how it feels — real jade takes a while to warm up. If your stone heats up fairly quickly and doesn't feel cool in your hand, it's most likely not real. These jade earrings are cold to the touch and doesn't warm up easily. Real Jade feels heavy, not light. It feel like a stone, not plastic, no matter how polished. Symbol of virtue-Jade is believed to embody the virtues of a perfect gentleman, scholar-official, and benevolent ruler. Confucius used jade as a metaphor for virtue, kindness, wisdom, justice, civility, music, sincerity, truth, Heaven, and Earth. Symbol of status-Jade symbolize rank, power, morality, wealth, and immortality. Symbol of good fortune-Jade is believed to have the power to avert evil and bad luck while fostering health and good fortune. Symbol of purity-Imperial jade is a symbol of purity and deep spirituality. Symbol of heaven and earth-Jade is said to be of heaven because of its iridescent brightness, and of earth because it emanates from mountains and streams. Each piece of jade is unique.