$15,940
The dragon is carved in, but the color was already there.
Material: Hand-Carved Nephrite
Weight: 17.32g
Craft: Hand-carved nephrite dragon, carved from a whole piece of seed material with the natural orange skin fully preserved
Certification: H-YJS9998
Cord: Included. Cord and bead color may vary from photo.
This is 秋梨皮, "autumn pear skin," a rare natural coloring on nephrite that carvers work to preserve rather than cut away. The ancient dragon here is carved from a single piece of seed material, its lines kept smooth and unbroken, so the full skin stays intact across the whole figure. In tradition, a jade dragon is kept close as a guard against misfortune.
Part of the Nephrite Collection.
The rarest material asks the carver to protect it, not just shape it.
