Rare carved Maw Sit Sit Jade gemstone earrings with repoussé silver bat settings. eror494

Rare carved Maw Sit Sit earrings with repousse silver bat settings.  China.  Early 19th century.  New sterling silver ear wires. 1-1/2 x 1-5/8 inches not including ear wire.  

Maw-sit-sit is a green gemstone that was named "maw-sit-sit" after the village where it was found in Northern Burma.  It is sometimes referred to as a variety of jadeite, but strictly speaking, maw-sit-sit is not jadeite, though it contains jadeite and is mined in the same area as imperial jadeite. Maw-sit-sit has only been found in the jade mining region of Northern Burma (Myanmar) known as Tawmaw and is very rare.