Categories: Family

• Family Ball

  What is this?
  During a trip to China with the brothers and sisters we ran across this heirloom.  It’s called a “Family Ball”.  It’s made of a dark jade and has 4 layers of stone inside the ball.  Each layer moves independently of the others.  You can see the layers in the image.  There are also 12 holes drilled from the outside to the innermost core. The outer ball has a decorative facade.
  The ball represents a multi-generational family.  Assumedly each revolves [...]