Dragon pendant in obsidian ice. Imperial Dragon has 5 claws Feng shui protection Obsidian natural ice expert adjustable cord

Dragon pendant in obsidian ice.
Imperial Dragon has 5 claws (description below)
Feng shui protection

Obsidian natural ice appraised.
This obsidian has its translucent appearance due to its absence of blackening lla inclusions.
Before going into the details of this piece, we would like to warn our readers about the many counterfeits of molded glass obsidian. Obsidian being a natural volcanic vitrification, it is easy to counterfeit this material. Only a detailed examination with the eye, magnifying glass and microscope can disentangle the true from the false. Obsidian ice is relatively rare, a very low price should alert the future buyer. Extraction at the place of production, transport, size, trader, all at once. We scrupulously examine our obsidians to ensure its authenticity to our customers.

As a gemologist graduated from the Institut National de Gemmologie de Paris, all our stones are appraised and certified. Possibility to draw up an expert report, contact us (paid service).

Delivered with cord decorated with nephrite jade, reglazed to all sizes, thanks to a sliding knot.

Dimensions of the pendant: 53.3mm high by 36.8mm wide by 11.30mm thick
Weight of 34 grams.
Rare piece and excellent workmanship

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The Chinese dragon is depicted with a serpentine body and a wide bearded mouth. It is a chimera composed of nine different animals: the horns of the deer, the ears of the ox, a camel's head, devil's eyes, a snake's neck, turtle viscera, vulture talons, tiger's feet and its body is covered with carp scales (117 in total, 81 males and 36 females). Its voice is similar to the sound of pans and thanks to its crest, the Chinese dragon can fly without wings. In Chinese society, the number 9 is considered lucky.

In Chinese mythology as in other countries, the myth of the flood exists. Provoked by "Kong-Kong", a black dragon sometimes represented as a snake with a human head, he would have knocked down one of the pillars of the world with a blow of the horn and thus overturned the sky and the earth, causing the flood.

The Chinese dragon symbolizes good. Beneficial animal, as well as the Phoenix, the Unicorn and the Turtle, considered celestial and supernatural animals in ancient China. They portend good news.

Strength and power: the Chinese dragon, imperial symbol, was the sign of the emperor of China. Only the emperor could wear the image of the dragon, especially on his ceremonial clothes. The dragon could also embody the vow of loyalty to the emperor and his dynasty. The Chinese dragon with exceptional longevity also symbolizes immortality.

Dragons play a vital role in agriculture in China. Guardians of the waters, they are rather beneficial, but they can be clumsy, get the wrong task, fall asleep, or even get drunk, and then it is the catastrophe: the river overflows, the storm ravages the coasts, or the springs dry up, drought threatens. It is then necessary to call them to order, or even punish them: if the rain takes too long despite the prayers, we take the statue of the dragon out of its temple to expose it to the great sun, because it is well known that dragons do not like the sun too much ...