Chinese Cliff Cypress (崖柏, ya bai), root-wood wrested from high cliffs, with rounds of blue-tinted jade and glowing amber. The pendant is a working piece: a hand-carved sandalwood incense diffuser that unscrews to hold small balls of sandalwood or Agar Wood, so the strand carries its scent with you instead of leaving it at the altar.
Meaning: Cliff Cypress grows where nothing should grow and thrives there: resilience at altitude. The diffuser pendant carries the blessing with you instead of leaving it at the altar.
Scent: Cliff Cypress is the scent story: pine-deep, camphoraceous, tenacious. Strength varies with oil content: some faint, some fierce.
Feel: Dense, warm, the swirling grain raised under your thumb. The jade accents sit cool between hot wood.
Care: Wood and jade. No soaking. Dry cloth. The diffuser unscrews: keep its threads dry and clean.
