Solstice Hoop Earrings
A contemporary piece in 14k gold and Green jade, begun from the Ming Dynasty Ear ring in our atlas.
$180
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Materials
14k gold · Green jade
The idea
A Ming plain gold hoop, slimmed and lightened, with a detachable jade drop so one pair reads as two.
Not a reproduction
The source is a Ming circular gold earring. These hoops are 14k gold with a removable green-jade drop; weight and finish are modern, not historical.
Where it begins
A gold earring of the Ming dynasty, 3.8 cm in diameter. The ring form requires a pierced earlobe: it is worn through the ear rather than clipped to it or suspended from the hair. Gold earrings of this kind are documented in Ming burials in some quantity.
