Unique hand-carved jade flying eagle bird with 18 karat gold jewelry

This is an authentic Chinese “Flying Eagle Bird” jade pendant expertly fashioned as a necklace with a contemporary 18 karat gold setting.

All our Jade jewelry is artisan inspired and handcrafted from authentic hand-carved Jade artifacts and 18-karat gold.
We will provide you with a certificate of authenticity.

Dimensions: The bird is 2.15 inches in length and .75 inches wide and is accompanied by a 22” inch necklace cord.

Provenance: Private American collection

We have been dealing in authentic Japanese, Chinese, European, and Asian Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to Japan, Europe and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition.

The character ‘ying’ can mean any one of several raptors: falcons, hawks and eagles.
The raptor or eagle “ying” in eastern culture is highly symbolic and symbolizes strength. Eagle tail feathers were considered a potent charm.

Jades today are emblematic of power, status and privileged classes. Please refer to these excellent publications: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, exhibition catalogue, The British Museum, London, 1995, pp 13ff, and Section 4. And also Radiant Stones Archaic Chinese Jades, the Myrna and Samurai Myers collection, 2000 curated by Filippo Salviati, PhD, entry 14, Bi Disc.