Vintage oriental-style necklace with a round cinnabar red pendant and couture tassel
Description and details
Vintage Oriental-style necklace featuring a round red cinnabar pendant and a black tassel. The red pendant is typically made of cinnabar engraved with auspicious symbols, such as the longevity symbol. Cinnabar holds deep esoteric significance linked to alchemy and inner transformation. It is considered the raw material for the elixir of immortality and represents the union of opposites—sulfur (masculine/Yang) and mercury (feminine/Yin)—fused together in the red of the alchemical work. It is often associated with the transmutation of consciousness and vitality.
Era
1980s
Measurements
Height 54.7 cm
Pendant diameter 5.4 cm
Condition
Excellent condition
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