Marble Bi on Iron Stand Options:Polished Marble Bi on Iron Stand - 26.5 x 10 x 37.5 (wxdxh cms) - C0962V1 Date: Circa 1920s

Date: Circa 1920s

It is then glazed and high-fired to produce the luminous white porcelain body and rich sapphire-blue decoration for which Jingdezhen has been celebrated for over a thousand years

PASHLOOM uses the purest Cashmere brought down from Ladakh

symbolic imagery and traditional calligraphy

Marble Bi on Iron Stand Options:Polished Marble Bi on Iron Stand - 26.5 x 10 x 37.5 (wxdxh cms) - C0962V1 Date: Circa 1920sIn ancient times Stone or Marble Bi were considered symbols of good luck. They were found in China as early as the fifth millennium BC. Jade discs were found in tombs of the Hong Shan culture (about 3800 2700 BC), a practice which was continued by later Neolithic cultures. The term bi is applied to wide discs with proportionately small central holes. The discs were placed on or aligned with the body of the deceased. The true significance of these