Chinese Cloisonne Yin Yang Heat-Treated Yellow Quartz Briolette Dangle Earrings Crystal Sterling Silver OOAK

Chinese cloisonne enamel 15mm puffed coin has a black and white Yin-Yang in the center, surrounded by a lime green band of trigram symbols and a yellow border. Yin Yang signifies complementary opposites within a larger whole which are necessary for existence. Male/female, dark/light, one cannot exist without the other. Three-line symbols are called trigrams, and are used in both feng shui and divination. Eight trigrams together form a bagua. Bagua charms are worn to repel evil spirits. Trigrams represent the four elements and four sub-elements of the universe, written as a three-line combination of solid (yang) and open (yin) lines. The four elements, from which all things in the universe originate, are Heaven (Qian), Water (Kan), Earth (Kun), and Fire (Li). The four sub-elements are Mountain (Gen), Wind (Xun), Thunder (Zhen), and Lake (Dui). Bright clear yellow is the color of marigolds and sunflowers, or autumn leaves just starting to turn gold. 12x8mm faceted round teardrop is natural quartz with a slight yellow cast, repeatedly heat-treated to intensify the color. Accents are Austrian crystals in green and yellow, and black glass.