Imperial Type A Jadeite bead necklace

EDITOR'S REVIEW

Composed of seven evenly green “Buddha Head beads” with sizes ranging from 27 to 33mm, this is the largest jadeite necklace ever created to date. The beads date from the Qing Dynasty, when they were used as spacers in court necklaces worn by the nobility. Boghossian has set the beads – 440 carats of them – into a necklace of white gold, with smaller jadeite beads and diamond rondels.