Qin and Han 18ct yellow gold earrings with rub over set cushion facetted amethyst and golden Citrine

The cut of the stone is all important, and changes the intensity of the colour, so that the stone that sits alongside it cannot be chosen until both stones are cut and placed side by side. Many of the rings and earrings are unique because nature does not serve up an endless supply of perfect repeats - it is more creative! The unification of the two great Chinese dynasties :the Qin ( 221-207 BC) and the Han (206BC to 220 AD) inspired the juxtaposition of colours in the Qin and Han ring and earrings. The key to this design and to that ofConfucius which followed it, is a sense of colour.