Chinese Tourmaline Pearl Necklace
this was a difficult piece to photograph… all of the different surface angles acted like mirrors… couldn’t get all of the reflections out but the contours of the stones came out well in the neck form shots.
13 May
Somba Moods
Somba Moods
I suppose that he would have to show up sometime… there is only so much Chinese jewelry… but an unlimited amount of him…
10 May
Chinese Silver Six Dragon Bracelet
Chinese Silver Six Dragon Bracelet
a beautiful piece to photograph….
05 May
Chinese Cloisonné Tea Caddy
Chinese Cloisonné Tea Caddy
The writing on the bottom leaves no doubt where it is from!
01 May
Chinese Ethnic Silver Necklaces
Chinese Ethnic Silver Necklaces
These large necklaces (many are over 18” in diameter and weighing well over a pound) are also called torques. They have been popular in China since the Tang Dynasty ( A.D. 618. – A.D. 907)… and remain popular today with many of Southwestern China’s ethnic minority groups… Miao (Mong/Hmong, Dong, Zhuang, Li and others.)
24 Apr
Chinese 19th century Carved Jade Lock
Chinese 19th century Carved Jade Lock
Photographing jade is always a challenge. It is difficult to capture the ‘life’ that is there. Normally, I wouldn’t include my fingers in a shoot… but with this piece it was easier to tilt the object than the camera. I had originally photographed this 19th century Nephrite Chinese lock for PrivateCollection’s 07-04-11 blog but I
22 Apr
Chinese Silver Lapis Buddha Ring
Chinese Silver Lapis Buddha Ring
sometimes there is a piece that has surprises… this was definitely one of them!
20 Apr
Chinese Smoky Quartz Badger
Chinese Smoky Quartz Badger
I spent a lot of time with this badger…. he was very elusive and at first did not want to be photographed on a dark background … but he had so much character and like the jade monkey, he had a way of looking into the camera … so I stayed with it and finally
08 Apr
Chinese Dragon Jewelry
Chinese Dragon Jewelry
what i am loving about lightbox is how it scales… i think it is important for viewing on a notebook computer … especially the wide screen 13"-15" where the screen height in a browser can be very constricted… dragons…
03 Apr
Changing Direction
Changing Direction
It seems that My 19" Universe has become my PhotoBlog… a place to share some of the images that are special to me… as I spend more and more of my time with the photography…