Sometimes the best carving is knowing when to stop.

Material: Hand-carved Nephrite

Weight: 31.43g

Design: Golden toad pendant on a knotted cord, finished with amber and carnelian bead accents

Craft: Hand-carved mutton fat nephrite, with a light, minimal carving that lets the stone's natural quality lead

Cord: Included. Cord color may vary from photo.

The golden toad has long been kept as a quiet symbol of fortune and abundance, but here the symbolism takes a back seat to the material itself. This is mutton fat nephrite at its most prized — dense, lustrous, fine-grained — and the carver's restraint is deliberate. Only a subtle outline of the toad is added, just enough to give the stone a form without competing with it.

Part of the Nephrite Collection.

The rarest materials don't need much added to them. They need someone willing to leave them alone.