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Ruyi Drop Earrings
925 sterling silver, lightweight
A short drop ending in the ruyi shape — a curved sceptre head that reads at once as a cloud, a leaf, and a question mark.
At 2.4 grams each they are light enough to forget about by lunchtime. The drop is 22mm, which puts them just below the jawline without touching a collar.
Sterling posts and backs, hypoallergenic and nickel compliant.
What it means
Ruyi
Ruyi 如意 translates roughly as "as you wish". It began as a back-scratcher, of all things — a practical object that could reach the unreachable — and became a decorative form meaning that things will go the way you hope. It is the traditional gift for someone starting something new.
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Tracked, 5-9 working days
30-day returns
Free return label, US & UK
925 sterling silver
Hallmarked on every piece
REACH & Prop 65
SGS tested for nickel release
- material
- 925 sterling silver (92.5% Ag)
- weight
- 2.4 g per earring
- dimensions
- 22 mm drop, 8 mm head width
- finish
- Bright polished with brushed centre
- hallmark
- S925 stamped on post
- 01Head pressed from sheet silver, then domed by hand
- 02Post soldered, then tumbled 6 hours for strength
- · Sterling posts — safe for sensitive ears
- · Store flat to avoid bending the drop
- Full silver care guide
Dispatched from our workshop within 1-2 working days. Tracked delivery in 5-9 working days to the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Express available at checkout.
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery, unworn and in original packaging. Return label included in every order for US and UK addresses.
Made-to-order pieces (engraved items) are excluded from returns once production has started.
The long version
Ruyi, in context
Ruyi 如意 translates roughly as "as you wish". It began as a back-scratcher, of all things — a practical object that could reach the unreachable — and became a decorative form meaning that things will go the way you hope. It is the traditional gift for someone starting something new.
If you want the fuller history — where this form first appears, how it travelled, and the variations that exist across regions — our symbol guide covers it in about fifteen hundred words per entry. No fluff, and we cite where we can.
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