Rare and Beautiful Moss-in-Snow Jade

Moss-in-Snow Jade & Diamond Pendant. Photo ©2018 EraGem Jewelry.   Moss-in-snow jade is a rare and beautiful form of jade highly valued by collectors. This gorgeous two-tone gold necklace features two pieces of the rare jade, one free-form and one intricately carved. Accented with 38 round brilliant diamonds, this necklace dazzles while simultaneously grounding the wearer with jade's special properties.  

Jade's Special Properties

Long revered by those in the East, jade enjoys a hallowed place among gemstones, particularly in China. To the Chinese, jade represents benevolence, truth, virtue, and more. Specifically, white jade symbolizes nourishment, harmony, grace, and beauty. On the other hand, green jade embodies the five human virtues: wisdom, justice, compassion, modesty, and justice. Moss-in-Snow jade, or Hua hsueh tai tsao (“moss entangled in melting snow”), encompasses the virtuous characteristics of both white and green jade.  

Moss-in-Snow Jade

Primarily found in Burma, this rare and beautiful form of jade most typically features a snowy white backdrop flecked with specks, veins, or streaks of dark green jade. White jade is comprised of a magnesium-rich silicate called nephrite. The green of moss-in-snow jade is also typically nephrite jade. Nephrite jade played an important role in ancient Chinese culture, as well as in ancient Maori (New Zealand) culture. The former used nephrite to carve ornamental and sacred objects. It became a symbol of imperial status. The latter carved nephrite into weapons, tools, and ornaments. These jade treasures, passed down from generation to generation, sometimes reach the modern world. We are fortunate enough to have a few such pieces to pass along to you. Give us a call today and add one of these heirlooms to your collection.