Materials & Making

The direct answer

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth are cultural and design categories here, not a universal material formula. Materials differ by product and edition. The current product page is the controlling disclosure for the piece you select; these labels do not establish origin, grade, treatment status beyond what is stated, laboratory identification, safety certification or any health effect.

How this guide was checked

Orient Qi Editorial manually checked the ten entries below against the current public product catalog on October 2, 2026. The wording reproduces current product-page disclosures; it is not an independent gemological test or a batch certificate. If a product page is updated, use that current page as the final reference.

Five Elements Rice-Bead Bracelet

Seven-rice Five Elements bracelet materials: Metal uses clear quartz and alloy; Wood aventurine jade and alloy; Water obsidian and alloy; Fire Nanhong agate and alloy; Earth treated amber and alloy.

Five Elements Braided Cord

All five color editions of the Five Elements braided cord bracelet use cotton cord, polyester fiber, and alloy clasp components.

Five Elements Double-Wrap Bracelet

Double-wrap Five Elements bracelet materials: Metal includes white chalcedony, shell, chalcedony, snowflake phantom quartz, agate, and Metal focal bead; Wood includes strawberry quartz, moss agate, green phantom quartz, agate, and Wood focal bead; Water includes aquamarine, black agate, agate, and Water focal bead; Fire includes red phantom quartz, Nanhong agate, agate, and Fire focal bead; Earth includes tiger eye, yellow tower crystal, agate, and Earth focal bead. Wrist size about 15 cm, about 17-18 g.

Anyu Five Elements Blessing Bracelet

An Yu Five Elements blessing bracelet materials: Metal uses grey moonstone, clear quartz, and alloy; Wood uses qingling jade-style beads, column accent beads, and alloy; Water uses obsidian, silver-sheen obsidian, and alloy; Fire uses Nanhong agate, agate, and alloy; Earth uses treated citrine-style bead, tiger eye, and alloy.

Five Elements Treasure Pixiu Bracelet

Five Elements treasure Pixiu bracelet materials are disclosed by edition: Metal includes clear quartz, Himalayan-style bead, white agate, white rutilated quartz, white jade, white ase-style bead, white phantom quartz, white moonstone, and clear-quartz Pixiu; Wood includes green agate, green strawberry quartz, moss agate, green phantom quartz, malachite, green chalcedony, prehnite, green tiger eye, and ganqing-style jade; Water includes aquamarine, black rutilated quartz, blue tiger eye, silver-sheen obsidian, moonstone, black agate, black super-seven, blue moonstone, and golden obsidian Pixiu; Fire includes red agate, sunstone, Yanyuan agate, red phantom quartz, rose stone, dragon-vein agate, strawberry quartz, cinnabar-style bead, Nanhong agate, and strawberry-quartz Pixiu; Earth includes yellow ase-style bead, yellow tower crystal, golden rutilated quartz, realgar-style stone, citrine-style bead, yellow agate, yellow jade, golden tiger eye, and citrine-style Pixiu.

Five Elements Energy Ring

Five Elements stones: Metal uses clear quartz, Wood green aventurine, Water obsidian, Fire red agate, and Earth tiger eye.

Five Elements Tassel Bracelet

Edition materials: Metal uses clear quartz, Wood green sandalwood, Water obsidian, Fire red agate, and Earth tiger eye, finished with cord, tassel detail and metal-colored fittings.

Five Elements Wushi Pendant

Five Elements materials: Metal uses clear quartz, Wood green aventurine, Water obsidian, Fire red jasper, and Earth tiger eye.

Five Elements Pet Collar — Small

Small size: 8-12mm beads, wearable length 24-32cm. Edition materials are labeled from the supplied images: Metal includes clear quartz, yellow phantom quartz, prehnite, shell pearls and faceted glass; Wood includes clear quartz, moonlight stone, aquamarine, shell pearls and faceted glass; Water includes obsidian, clear quartz, shell pearls and faceted glass; Fire includes clear quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, shell pearls and a small charm; Earth includes yellow pagoda crystal, milky white crystal, tiger eye, shell pearls and faceted glass. Collar body and buckle metal are documented on the batch card.

Five Elements Pet Collar — Large

Large size: 10-13mm beads, wearable length 35-44cm. Edition materials are labeled from the supplied images: Metal includes clear quartz, xiuyan jade, yellow phantom quartz, prehnite, shell pearls and faceted glass; Wood includes clear quartz, moonlight stone, aquamarine, shell pearls and faceted glass; Water includes obsidian, clear quartz, shell pearls and faceted glass; Fire includes clear quartz, rose quartz, shell pearls and faceted glass; Earth includes yellow pagoda crystal, milky white crystal, tiger eye, shell pearls and faceted glass. Collar body and buckle metal are documented on the batch card.

What changes and what repeats

The comparison shows why the edition name alone is not enough to infer a material. Fire, for example, appears as Nanhong agate, red agate or red jasper depending on the product; some pieces combine several disclosed materials. Pet-collar listings are separated because their size, fittings and batch-card disclosures differ from personal jewelry. A material list is not a pet-safety certification.

Natural variation and treatment

Stone, shell, wood and other natural materials can vary in color, pattern, translucency, texture and small dimensions. Product photography is representative rather than a promise of an identical natural pattern. Treatments are stated when they are part of the current product disclosure; for example, the Rice-Bead Bracelet identifies its Earth-edition amber as treated.

Frequently asked questions

• Do all Metal editions use clear quartz? No. Check the selected product page; some designs combine several materials.
• Does a name prove that a stone is natural or untreated? No. This guide states treatment only where the current product disclosure does.
• Does a Five Elements association promise an effect? No. It is cultural and design context, not medical, therapeutic or predictive advice.

Care

• Avoid impact, prolonged water exposure, perfume and household chemicals.
• Store the piece dry and separated from harder jewelry.
• Contact the studio before using an ultrasonic or chemical cleaner.

Editorial record

Prepared and reviewed by Orient Qi Editorial. Published September 30, 2026; expanded and manually fact-checked October 2, 2026.