Chinese Jade Stretch Bracelet, 4mm Beads

Chinese jade, 4mm. The fine gauge, made for stacking or for wearing close.

The oldest treasured stone. Worked continuously in China for over five thousand years.

Stretch cord fit. One size, no clasp, light on the wrist.

• Material: jade beads, 4mm, on stretch cord
• Green depth varies bead to bead
• One-size stretch fit; wipe with a soft cloth, remove for swimming
• SKU: JBSCJ

Jade is the one stone whose reputation needs no modern sourcing. Nephrite was worked in China from the Neolithic onward, carved into ritual bi discs and cong tubes long before bronze, and Confucian writing later read the stone's qualities as a figure for virtue: its smoothness for benevolence, its firmness for integrity, its clear note when struck for wisdom. It was the stone of emperors and of burial suits, and it remains the stone given for good fortune, longevity, and steadiness of character. A bracelet is a modest inheritor of that, and none the worse for it. The stone does not confer virtue; it has simply stood for it longer than almost anything else.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or moonlight in your custom.
2. Wear it daily; jade traditions favour long, continuous wear over occasional use.
3. Stack it with heavier gauges or wear several fine strands together.
4. Remove for swimming to spare the cord.

• Chinese Jade Bracelet, 8mm: the classic gauge.
• Chinese Jade Bracelet, 10mm: the boldest of the family.
• Jade Bracelets: the full family.

What is jade traditionally associated with?

Good fortune, longevity, and virtue, in a Chinese lineage running unbroken from the Neolithic through the imperial period to the present.

Is this nephrite or jadeite?

Jade sold under the Chinese jade name in this format is most often nephrite or a nephrite-family stone. If you need certainty on species for a specific piece, ask us before ordering.

How should I care for it?

Soft cloth, smoke or moonlight cleansing, and off the wrist for swimming to spare the cord.