Mutton Fat - and all that ... incredible!
Our bead repository includes many highly prized semi-precious stones – such as our jade collection. Jade comes in a variety of colours – with the white "mutton-fat" nephrite the most highly praised and prized – and these superbly etched cubes are no exception.
In this collection, the package contains 15 hand-carved Mutton-Fat Coloured Yellow Chinese Jade Cube Beads – a very collectible addition to the tribal-like necklace you are planning to create!
Jade beads are popular with beaders bent on creating ethnic-style tribal or boho-style statement jewellery because of their beautiful pale green and pale yellow colours or how each bead has been shaped or carved. The majority of our jade is processed in Afghanistan but comes from the Henan region in northern China.
Sources claim that Jade has long been considered to be the ‘Imperial Gem’ – so utmost respect for the semi-precious stone must be attached to its very being.
Because of the stone’s reverence all over Asia – and throughout the centuries, Jade has been used, not only to create many “utilitarian and ceremonial objects, from indoor decorative items to jade burial suits”, it has been used to create some of the finest jewellery.
Purists also believe jade is both complex and spiritual – with healing qualities which can help cure kidney and loin ailments.
That said, the Mutton-Fat Coloured Yellow Chinese Jade Cube Beads in this collection, have been heavily discounted and now work out to cost roughly $3.00 each; they belong in your jewellery-making box! All contain a decent 2mm centre-drill hole which is suitable for threading round leather, tigertail, or craftline (similar to fishing line).
The accompanying photos illustrate what to expect in your order. But please be mindful that from time to time there may be some minor variations depending on availability.