葫芦 Gourd Jade Earrings 18k
Gourd Jade Earrings
Fine jade earrings set with jadeite and rose cut diamonds in 18k.
The jade is a pair of carved gourds, intense green with medium saturation.
The contours of the carving show off the translucency of the material, bright green in any light.
This green is a vivid and moist apple green, set with rose cut diamonds the gourds seem at home, not out-of-place in a modern drop style.
A design touch in this pair is the way the gourds are set tall, on much raised prongs, giving the jade a creamy focal point as it appears supported.
In earrings this construction makes the jewelry substantial.
The jade gourds are plush and shapely, extended with ‘leafy’ marquise rose cuts (with a few round cuts tucked in there) they strike a pose between casual and formal.
Gourd jewelry between period and new looks is hard to do well, this is one.
The earrings come to 38mm, widest at 14mm.