This blue and white swallow pendant necklace is handmade from an upcycled Japanese Minoyaki porcelain plate, set in sterling silver. Minoyaki, produced in Japan's Gifu Prefecture, is one of the country's oldest and most widely made ceramic traditions, with roots going back over 1,300 years — today it accounts for a majority of Japan's ceramic and porcelain production.

The pendant's bold, abstract bird shape is cut from a single section of the plate, capturing the swallow's flying silhouette in blue and white. Across many cultures, swallows are associated with new beginnings, freedom, and homecoming, making this a fitting gift for a graduation, a new job, or any fresh start — as well as Christmas, Hanukkah, or a birthday for the bird lover or blue-and-white porcelain enthusiast in your life.