green stone

The jade is a semiprecious stone that is quite common in Japan and China: it is used to realize jewel and ornamental object. The photo has been taken in New Zealand where a peculiar kind of jade named greenstone is extracted and handcrafted. The Rotorua call it pounamu: in the Northern Island there is the chance to buy greenstone jewel representing Rotorua symbols like the fish hook meaning prosperity or the spiral meaning growth and harmony.

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