Capable, beautiful, and able to turn tears into pearls are strong words in Chinese folklore to depict the ocean’s fabled mermaids – as guardians of the sea.
Sources claim that a mermaid is an aquatic creature with a head of a female – with long flowing hair, and the body and tail of a fish or sea serpent.
Mermaids in ancient folklore symbolise femininity, love, freedom, and fertility.
In addition, they can be seen as symbols that can highlight danger to mariners.
This old hand-carved jade mermaid (or talisman if you prefer), weighs 30 grams, measures 25x94mm, and can be threaded with leather strung through her flowing hair, and worn as a protective pendant.
Collectors might prefer to display the piece in a cabinet, while others may like to exercise their creativity – and utilise the amulet in a vintage, ethnic or tribal-style inspired piece of jewellery.
The accompanying photos illustrate what to expect in your order, though images may have been enlarged to show detail, and colours may vary slightly due to lighting variants.