Jadeite Bangles

Jade is one of the few gemstones that is believed to change with its wearer. In Chinese tradition, jade absorbs the qi, the life energy of the person who wears it. Over years, a bangle worn daily takes on a deeper translucency, a warmer lustre. It becomes, in a very real sense, yours.

The natural inclusions within jade, the russet veins, the mossy shadows, the icy passages of translucency, are not flaws. They are the stone's biography. Each one records a moment in the jade's formation, millions of years ago, deep within the earth. In Chinese tradition, these markings are considered auspicious. They are proof that the stone is real, and alive.

To wear jade is to carry something ancient. Something that has outlasted every civilization that prized it. Something that will outlast you, and pass to whoever comes next.