Blue Jadeite Jade Snake Sword Pendant New Maitreya — the Laughing Buddha

Maitreya — the Laughing Buddha — is worn for contentment and an open

94in outer diameter

a Valentine's gift

or a first jade bangle for someone who wants to start small

Blue Jadeite Jade Snake Sword Pendant New Maitreya — the Laughing BuddhaThe snake is not carved onto the sword it wraps around it, and the gaps are cut clean through. Three open windows separate the coils from the blade, with the narrowest bridge only a few millimetres of stone. Jadeite is brittle, and every one of those cuts is a chance to lose the piece. The scales are worked individually, the belly banded in sections, all of it in a stone 9. 5mm thick with the coils passing in front of and behind the blade. Material: