{"product_id":"many-faces-ring-kannon","title":"Many Faces Ring 'Kannon'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSilver ring of a serene face flanked by two more, with gold eyes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree faces on one ring. The central one is serene, eyes half-closed, hair in tight curls and a dot on the brow; at each side a smaller face turns outward, and at the far edges two small eyes set in gold look sideways. The whole is cast in silver, darkened in the recesses so the faces read, and it covers the finger from knuckle to knuckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the most sculptural ring in the collection and the one most people take a moment to read, and the calm face in the middle is what holds it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Kannon, is the bodhisattva of mercy, the one with many faces and many arms in the temple statues, and the ring is a small version of the many-faced image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ring is sterling silver, stamped 925 inside the band, cast as one piece about 25 mm across the front, the recesses darkened and the high points polished, with the two side eyes as gold-toned inlays. The band is open at the back and springs a little.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on the index or middle finger of either hand, and on its own. It is a ring for someone who wears one ring and wants it to be this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe side faces are the detail: they are the same face at a smaller scale, turned away, and they are what make the ring read as one figure with several aspects rather than as three portraits. The gold eyes at the edges are the last thing you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a table it is a silver face on a hand. From close the curls show their spirals, the side faces their turn, and the gold eyes their glint. It is the ring for someone who wants a figure and not a beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery ring in the collection is photographed on the same pale ground at the same scale, so the pages compare with each other: what looks big here is big on the hand. The measurements given are taken across the face, not round the finger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver darkens with time and skin, and this ring is meant to: the recesses are already blackened so the relief reads, and the high points polish themselves against your hand. Wipe with a soft cloth; a silver cloth brings the shine back when you want it. Take it off for the sea and the shower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band is open at the back and springs a little, so one size fits most hands: slide it on and it settles. It can be eased wider or narrower by hand once to set it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Adjustable","offer_id":59208020427100,"sku":"200000369:200001539","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/many-faces-ring-kannon-1.jpg?v=1790584448","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/many-faces-ring-kannon","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}