The Sakura Necklace
The Sakura Necklace
The Sakura Necklace
The Sakura Necklace
The Sakura Necklace

The Sakura Necklace

Regular price $275.00

The brilliance, fragility and transience of life

Tied to the Buddhist themes of mortality, mindfulness and living in the present, Japanese cherry blossoms are a timeless metaphor for human existence. Blooming season is powerful, glorious and intoxicating, but tragically short-lived — a visual reminder that our lives, too, are fleeting.

THE MEANING OF SAKURA

The national flower of Japan, the cherry blossom – or Sakura, represents a time of renewal and optimism. The pops of pink mark the ending of winter and signify the beginning of spring. Due to their quick blooming season, cherry blossoms also symbolize the transience of life, a major theme in Buddhism.

Cherry blossoms’ magnificent but brief lifespan, falling a couple of weeks after full bloom, reminds people that similar to the delicate white-pink flowers a human’s life is also short and beautiful.

Additionally, fallen cherry blossom petals represent the souls of Japanese samurais with a noble character, who were known not to fear death, and who were killed while sacrificing their lives for the emperor.

 

The Sakura Necklace

A beautiful one of a kind necklace. An Imperial Jasper set in a simple setting. On the back there is a single cherry blossom. Chain is decorated with faceted rhodochrosite and pale pink Peruvian pink opal. On the other side I have pierced an intricate cherry blossom branch.

sterling chain: adjustable 16-18”

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