“Clam Buddha” is the practice of putting small Buddha statues made of lead or tin metal into the shell of pearl oysters. A few years later, due to the constant wrapping of pearl liquid, the whole body of the small Buddha statue has formed a layer of pearl. , So, a buddha statue with glittering pearls was born. In the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi, there are eighteen clam Buddhas.
At present, there are still professional pearl farmers in my country who use freshwater shells to carve miniature Maitreya Buddha or Guanyin statues, place them in pearl mussels, and cultivate them into pearl buddhas (clam Buddha) or pearl Guanyin (clam Guanyin) for sale. They are very popular with customers. At the Guangzhou Export Commodities Fair in 1993, there was a small batch of Pearl Guanyin on display, which soon sold out.
In August 1993, at the fourth “Southern Jewelry Fair” held in Guangzhou Jinhao Shopping Mall, an exhibitor selling pearl jewelry exhibited a 10cm long and 6cm wide pearl “Clam Buddha” It is said that a small Maitreya Buddha blank was made of white wax and placed on the inside of the shell of the pearl mussel. After the Maitreya Buddha was formed, after many years, this large mussel Buddha was formed as the pearl mussel gradually grew.
In the international market, the evaluation of the value of pearls is mainly based on the four standards of light, circle, large and color. The price of pearls varies greatly due to their grades. The pricing method is as follows:
(1) Low-grade pearls: priced in kilograms, between 1,000 and 2,000 US dollars per kilogram.
(2) High-quality pearls: priced in grams, tens of dollars per gram.
(3) Super high-grade pearls (beads with a diameter of 8mm or more): They are priced from several thousand dollars to over ten thousand dollars each, and their value far exceeds that of gold.
Pearl is a high-end jewelry material and is deeply loved by people. Therefore, it has always been studied by people and made into exquisite necklaces, pendants, rings, etc., and even sold in various artificial shapes.
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