Red Gemstone Cube - Height: 7 cm - Width: 7 cm- 1300 g - (1)

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This 7 cm red gemstone cube, weighing 1,300 g, is from Xinjiang, China, and has polished faces that appear translucent when backlit.

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Hold it up to the light, and the stone answers — a deep, warm glow that makes this red cube feel alive in your hand.
This is a perfect red jade cube, 7 × 7 × 7 cm, cut from a natural Xinjiang red-toned stone and polished smooth on every face. What makes it special is the light: hold a lamp or torch behind it, and the red glows through with an inner warmth — the kind of translucency collectors of red stones look for first. The photos show exactly that test, so you can see what it does before you bid.
Look at it:
A true cube, seven centimetres each way — a form that is almost impossible to make well in stone, and utterly satisfying to hold.
Deep red colour with real translucency — the stone glows when backlit, the signature character of fine red jade, shown honestly in the photos.
A carved wooden display base — an openwork carved stand, included, that holds the cube like a jewel.
Weight and presence — dense in the palm, settled and calm on a desk.
It works as a paperweight, a hand piece, or simply a small sculpture of light and colour — at home on a scholar's desk beside ink and brush, on a display shelf among tea things, or in a corner that needs a spot of warm red.
Honest note: this stone is sold under the commercial name "Xinjiang red jade" — a natural red-toned ornamental stone; translucency varies with light and angle, as shown in the photos. The exact piece and base shown are the ones you receive.
It is the perfect piece for a collector of desk stones, a lover of Chinese scholar culture, or anyone who wants a desk object that glows when the light is right.
Specifications:
Type: Red jade cube paperweight / hand piece
Size: 7 × 7 × 7 cm
Weight: (please confirm for shipping)
Color: Deep red, translucent when backlit
Material: Natural red-toned ornamental stone (Xinjiang red jade, commercial name)
Base: Carved wooden display base included
Condition: Natural, polished faces, as shown in photos
Origin: Natural stone
It is a cube of warm red light, standing on your desk. You get to display it.

Hold it up to the light, and the stone answers — a deep, warm glow that makes this red cube feel alive in your hand.
This is a perfect red jade cube, 7 × 7 × 7 cm, cut from a natural Xinjiang red-toned stone and polished smooth on every face. What makes it special is the light: hold a lamp or torch behind it, and the red glows through with an inner warmth — the kind of translucency collectors of red stones look for first. The photos show exactly that test, so you can see what it does before you bid.
Look at it:
A true cube, seven centimetres each way — a form that is almost impossible to make well in stone, and utterly satisfying to hold.
Deep red colour with real translucency — the stone glows when backlit, the signature character of fine red jade, shown honestly in the photos.
A carved wooden display base — an openwork carved stand, included, that holds the cube like a jewel.
Weight and presence — dense in the palm, settled and calm on a desk.
It works as a paperweight, a hand piece, or simply a small sculpture of light and colour — at home on a scholar's desk beside ink and brush, on a display shelf among tea things, or in a corner that needs a spot of warm red.
Honest note: this stone is sold under the commercial name "Xinjiang red jade" — a natural red-toned ornamental stone; translucency varies with light and angle, as shown in the photos. The exact piece and base shown are the ones you receive.
It is the perfect piece for a collector of desk stones, a lover of Chinese scholar culture, or anyone who wants a desk object that glows when the light is right.
Specifications:
Type: Red jade cube paperweight / hand piece
Size: 7 × 7 × 7 cm
Weight: (please confirm for shipping)
Color: Deep red, translucent when backlit
Material: Natural red-toned ornamental stone (Xinjiang red jade, commercial name)
Base: Carved wooden display base included
Condition: Natural, polished faces, as shown in photos
Origin: Natural stone
It is a cube of warm red light, standing on your desk. You get to display it.

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Red Gemstone
Mineral form
Cube
Weight
1300 g
Origin (region/city)
xinjiang
Country of origin
China
Height
7 cm
Width
7 cm
Depth
7 cm
Hong KongVerified
25
Objects sold
Private

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