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Pi Yao Pair is a perfect protective Feng Shui item for all homes, especially those with families. This is because the pi yaos have been trusted homeguardians of the Chinese for centuries - indeed, even the Forbidden Palace of Beijing, China, has a collection of pi yaos gracing the entrance of the Imperial Court.
The Pi Yao is considered an infinite, unending sort of creature. It is said to have a voracious appetite that is never ending. Those that the Pi Yao accepts as it's master are said to be destined for greatness. Deemed to possess anything that they set their hearts upon courtesy of the Mystical Pi Yao.
Red Jade Pi Yao Dragon - Our Largest!
Quantity in Basket:none Code: B-1-3RedJadeLgDragon
Price:$229.95
Shipping Weight: 13.00 pounds
This is a beautifully polished and hand crafted Red Jade Dragon measuring about 10 inches Long X 7 inches Tall X 3.5 inches Wide..
The polish is high quality and the color is exquisite displaying a luminescent of its own when placed under a light.
Most dragons in Chinese art are shown with four toes and only the Emperor was entitled to five. Anyone else who presumed to display a five-toed dragon without authorisation met with swift retribution. As a result anyone carrying a travel warrant sealed with the Emperor's five-toed dragon could travel safely from one end of the country to the other and expect hospitality all the way.
In the old days when it was usual to make offerings to dragons at lakes and rivers, people generally first burned incense to attract the dragon's attention and into the glowing brazier they would also throw little prayer papers declaring who they were and the specific object of their prayers. The offerings that rich people threw into lakes to please the dragon included gold, silver, precious stones (especially pearls and opals) and jade, which is held in peculiar reverence among the Chinese. In heaven there was said to be a particular form of jade which dragons and the gods ate. When crossing rivers, rich people also often threw in discs of jade to ensure safe passage, particularly on the Yellow River, known as 'China's Sorrow' because of the frequent devastation caused by its flooding.
