These Chinese jade snuff-bottles are in wonderful quality, have very pretty honey (yellow / oil green shown in photos) color and the carving work is wonderful, they were carved 2 Magpies with some plum by 3D carve art and they are very beautiful, lifelikeness and very real.
About this Pattern: MAGPIE STANDS IN THE PLUM
"Magpies" have another name "birds of joy", it is said that the magpies sends message of joy. Plum blossoms first in the spring, notifing the coming of spring. The pattern "magpie stands in the plum" indicates the approaching of happiness.
The Chinese expression "xi shang mei shao" means one becomes so happy that his eyebrow can tell that.
Xi: happiness,
Shang: appears,
mei shao: the tip of the eyebrow. |
