{"product_id":"antique-tibetan-twin-lotus-treasure-vase-dzi-bead-bloodspot-32mm-at-b-101226-tlv","title":"Antique Tibetan Twin Lotus Treasure Vase Dzi Bead — Bloodspot 32.6 mm 200–300 Years (AT-B-101226-TLV)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bead is a compact, broad, flattened barrel, 32.6mm long and 12.4mm at its widest, giving it a wide profile compared with the elongated barrels of larger dzi. The proportion offers a large decorated face relative to its length, ideal as a single pendant or within a multi-bead necklace. The agate ground is cream-white, dense and opaque, with the settled, even surface of long use: smooth, without sharp reflections, and with the fine micro-texture of well-aged agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif is the twin lotus treasure vase: two lotus-topped treasure vases facing each other across the bead, joined by the flowing curved lines of lotus stems and leaves. At arm's length the large dark and cream shapes read as an abstract flowing pattern; up close the elements resolve, the rounded vase bodies, the lotus blooms opening above them, and the curved stems linking them. The motif lines are a deep warm brown to near-black, with soft edges where they meet the cream ground, softened and settled with age. Both long faces carry the same composition, with natural variations in line weight and curve between them, as expected of hand-worked pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspots appear across the cream-white ground as scattered micro-speckling, fine rust-brown and warm tan dots spread through the agate, clearly visible in the macro photograph. Bloodspots are natural cinnabar inclusions within the agate itself; they cannot be added to a bead, and collectors have long treasured them. Here they sit in the cream zones, where they show best against the pale ground, adding depth without obscuring the motif. Learn more in our guide to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots in dzi beads\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition is excellent for a piece of this age. No cracks. No chips. Both drill holes are small, clean, and well-centred. The motif is fully intact on both faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Twin Lotus Treasure Vase Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe treasure vase (bum pa) is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism, a vessel holding inexhaustible wealth, long life, prosperity, and spiritual realisation. The lotus (pad ma), rooted in mud and opening in pure light above the water, is the symbol of enlightenment. Paired on one bead, they bring together material abundance and spiritual realisation, and twin compositions are traditionally associated with a doubled blessing. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twin Lotus Treasure Vase; paired vase and lotus composition on both long faces; deep warm brown to near-black lines on a cream-white ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32.6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flattened barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; cream-white ground; deep warm brown to near-black etched motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes; natural cinnabar micro-speckling across the cream-white ground (macro photograph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, 200–300 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent. No cracks, no chips. Drill holes small, clean and centred. Motif fully intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-B-101226-TLV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\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-lotus-bud-dzi-bead-bloodspots-43mm-at-072226-lbbs\"\u003eAntique Lotus Bud Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-diamond-spear-agate-dzi-bloodspots-at-082524-ds\"\u003eAntique Diamond Spear Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-money-hook-dzi-bead-bloodspot-37mm-at-b-101226-mh\"\u003eAntique Money Hook Dzi with Bloodspot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the blog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/real-vs-fake-dzi-beads-the-definitive-collectors-guide-to-authentic-tibetan-dzi\"\u003eHow to Tell Real vs. Fake Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/tibetan-dzi-beads-luck-fortune-meaning\"\u003eTibetan Dzi Beads: Luck, Fortune and Meaning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed unretouched and described exactly as found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotos: seven unretouched images: four white-background views of both faces, two angled views of the drill holes and profile, and one macro of the bloodspots and motif lines.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57607219019942,"sku":"AT-B-101226-TLV","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/antiquetibetanbloodspotdzifeaturingtwinlotustreasurevasemotifAT-B-101226-TLV-_1.webp?v=1791736792","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/en-tw\/products\/antique-tibetan-twin-lotus-treasure-vase-dzi-bead-bloodspot-32mm-at-b-101226-tlv","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}