Animal Zodiac themes are popular and this Han Dynasty Jade Pig is featured as the prominent Jade in this String of Preciousness (Duo Bao Chuan). The Jade(Nephrite) Pig was carved using the stylistic technique famous in the Han known as Han Ba Doa(a minimalistic portrayal of subject). Normally the owner of this would have been born in the year of the Pig and a secondary Jade in this case a Jade Horse could be that of the spouse or child.The Jade(Nephrite) Horse is from the Zhou,probably the Warring States period and with spiral designs on body.The Bead is from the Liangzhu culture of Neolithic China.
Strings of Preciousness can have customize themes but the difficulty is obtaining the Antique Jades that related to that specific theme and that's why possessing an appropriately designed String of Preciousness is GOOD FORTUNE.
