Catalogue no. 01 — cultural objects
Crystals, jade, and red string — made to be kept.
Stone, jade, red cord and printed paper, chosen for form and described plainly. What an object has meant is a story worth telling. What it does for you is not something we will pretend to know.
Placeholder artworkGenerated texture · no photograph
Materials disclosed
Natural, dyed or synthetic — stated on every product page.
Origin listed
Where the stone or object was sourced or made.
Printed, not consecrated
Paper charms are cultural artwork, with no claims attached.
30-day returns
Unworn and in original packaging. See the returns policy.
Four ways in
Each collection is small on purpose. Fewer objects, more said about each one.
Crystals
Quartz, amethyst and other mineral specimens, sold as decorative objects. Each listing states the material, any treatment (dyed, heat-treated, stabilized or reconstructed),...
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Jade
Jadeite and nephrite pieces with the grade stated on every listing. Type A means the stone has not been bleached or polymer-impregnated;...
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Coins & Charms
Brass charms struck with traditional Chinese coin motifs. Every piece here is a modern decorative reproduction: not currency, not an antique, and...
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Red String
Braided cord bracelets finished with a sliding knot. Cord is colourfast nylon; metal components are listed as sterling silver, plated brass or...
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Selected objects
Four pieces that show the range: mineral, jade, printed paper and plated metal.
Citrine Beaded Bracelet
$34.00
Green Agate Beaded Bracelet
$36.00
Lapis Lazuli Beaded Bracelet
$48.00“
Our position
We describe the object. We do not sell the outcome.
Symbolism is cultural history, not a product feature. Every object here has a story attached to it — a material tradition, a folk custom, a period of design. We tell that story and stop there.
No claims about health, mood, money, fortune or protection. No fear about what happens if you decline. Paper charms are printed artwork, not consecrated objects. If that makes us a less exciting shop, it makes us an honest one.
From the guides
Short essays on materials, care and the history behind the forms.
Caring for Crystals: What Actually Works
Most care advice for crystals is either obvious or wrong. This is the short version that holds up: what damages stone, what does not,...
Why Red String: A Short History of a Folk Custom
A red cord on the wrist is one of the most widely recognised folk objects in East Asia, and one of the least explained....
How to Tell Real Jade from Treated Jade
Most "jade" questions are not about whether a stone is jade at all, but whether it has been bleached, dyed or impregnated. Those treatments...