SUPERB Vintage Chinese Leopard Skin Jasper Cloisonne Bead Hand Knotted Necklace

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Vintage Chinese Leopard Skin Jasper Polished Stone Cloisonne Necklace
Absolutely stunning vintage Chinese hand-knotted necklace, comprised of 63 Leopard Skin Jasper beads - 4 large, 51 medium, 8 small, and 52 micro beads, and one large disc! All of the highest quality, which is what you can expect to find in authentic vintage Chinese semi-precious stone bead jewelry! They are nice and smooth, and very well polished to display the best part of each of the stones! You can always tell vintage Chinese stone bead jewelry by how well each bead is polished to fully utilize the movement within the stone. Also by how evenly matched the stone beads are, both in size and color scheme. The large cloisonne beads with beautiful enamel work and display beautifully! Overall a really nice, rare example of this type of necklace with the disc!
Large Jasper beads measure 13mm
Medium Jasper beads measure 11mm
Small Jasper beads measure 8mm
Cloisonne beads measure 15mm
The Jasper disc measures 1 3/4" in diameter
Measures approximately 36” long!
Lovely weight to this beautiful necklace, as it's almost 4 ounces!
An overall incredible piece that will make the perfect addition to any collection! Also makes a great gift for this Chinese New Year, as Leopard Skin Jasper is a wonderful grounding stone, said to bring the wearer courage, and strength, and is the stone of imagination and creativity!
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