{"product_id":"ancient-four-eye-dzi-square-framed-warm-brown-ac-080425-4e","title":"Four Eye Dzi, Square-Framed Eyes, 49.5×12.6mm, Deep Dark Warm Brown, S-Curve Connector Face (Ac-080425-4E)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four eyes on this bead are not simply round. Each sits inside a square, and the square is part of the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a standard eye dzi, the ring floats on the dark ground with nothing around it. Here each eye is enclosed in a cream-white square frame between the stripe bands, with the ring inside the square: outer square, dark field, inner cream ring, warm honey-brown pupil. The close-ups (Images 9, 10 and 11) show this structure in detail, and show that the frames are not identical — on Face A the left pair has slightly softer corners and the right pair slightly sharper ones, the natural variation of hand-made decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace A is the main eye face: two square-framed eyes in the centre, flanked by paired vertical cream-white stripe bands running toward the tapered ends. The end caps are a warm honey-brown to sandy-tan, the natural agate colour at the tips. The drill holes are small, round and well centred (Images 7, 8 and 11).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace B, turned 90°, carries a completely different design: an interlocking S-curve meander in cream-white across the dark brown ground, a key-fret pattern that fills the face between the stripe bands. Along its edges the square frames of the Face A eyes wrap over, showing the design continues all the way around. Where Face A is bounded and centred, Face B is continuous and flowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground is a deep, warm chocolate-brown rather than pitch-black, its warmth visible at the motif edges and toward the end caps. The cream-white lines have a slightly warm, sandy edge. The surface is semi-gloss with fine age texture visible in close-up. One small surface pit or weathering mark sits between the two Face A eyes (Image 10). No chips, cracks or medicine digs. No bloodspots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompared with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-eye-dzi-bloodspots-pitch-black-at-042626-4e3\"\u003eAntique Four Eye Dzi (At-042626-4E3)\u003c\/a\u003e, which also has square-framed eyes but on a pitch-black ground with bloodspots, this bead is warm brown, centuries older, and carries the meander on its connecting face. It is the oldest four eye in our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Four Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Four Eye dzi (四眼天珠) is one of the most protective designs in the dzi tradition. Its four eyes correspond to the four directions and to the four immeasurables of Buddhist teaching: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. A four eye bead watches in every direction at once. It is traditionally worn for protection in travel and times of change, and to remove obstacles to progress. The square frames add another layer: the square symbolises the earth, stability and clarity — eyes that see with precision and focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four Eye (四眼天珠); square-framed eyes with paired stripe bands; interlocking S-curve meander on the connecting face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 49.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated fusiform, symmetrically tapered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep warm chocolate-brown agate with honey-brown to sandy-tan end caps; cream-white motif lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient, estimated 800–1,000 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very well preserved; one small surface pit between the Face A eyes; no chips, cracks or medicine digs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ac-080425-4E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eAncient Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYou May Also Like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-eye-dzi-bloodspots-pitch-black-at-042626-4e3\"\u003eAntique Four Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-042626-4E3)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-eye-tiger-tooth-tibetan-dzi-bead-46mm-200-400yr-at-082525-4ett\"\u003eAntique Four Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi (At-082525-4ETT)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-three-eye-dzi-pitch-black-blue-toned-eye-ac-030525-3e\"\u003eAncient Three Eye Dzi (Ac-030525-3E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-five-eye-kubera-dzi-bead-pitch-black-at-072625-5e\"\u003eAntique Five Eye Kubera Dzi (At-072625-5E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-four-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Four Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/where-do-dzi-beads-come-from-origin-history-mystery\"\u003eWhere Do Dzi Beads Come From?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight hundred years old, four eyes open, all four still watching.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46555656519846,"sku":null,"price":16000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/amazon_50baf541-6944-4036-bfb4-d7fe57c835d4.jpg?v=1788942362","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/en-tw\/products\/ancient-four-eye-dzi-square-framed-warm-brown-ac-080425-4e","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}