Original Message:   Lush Chinese Cloisonne Necklace

Carefully graduated chalcedony melon beads, 16mm cloisonne beads featuring Fenghuang (phoenix) Red Crowned Crane Goldfish with pond weed Grapes with leaves and tendrils Blossom branches Gourd vines with blossoms, leaves, fruit Double fish Castanets Peaches and blossoms Sacred lotus Sacred vessel Clasp is stamped "Silver" and "Made In China" My current hypothesis is that necklaces such as this were made circa late 50s - early 70s for Chinese women, possible the well-to-do in Hong Kong, the Cultural Revolution perhaps making the wearing of jewels such as these hazardous in the People's Republic. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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