This jade turtle was picked up for me in the summer of 1998 by my friend Andy while he was over in China for an MIT-China program. He found it at the Shaanxi History Museum while touring in Xi'an (sound familiar?). The turtle represents good fortune and/or long life. Apparently, this turtle and the lion were in the same section in the Xi'an store, maybe even the same shelf. Now they are again together, on the other side of the world.

This jade lion was picked up for me by my friend Sandia while she spent the summer of 1998 in China. She found it at the Shaanxi History Museum while touring in Xi'an. The lion represents a guardian in Chinese myth. It’s made from Lan Tien jade, which is actually translucent enough to change colors depending on how you hold it.