{"product_id":"double-wave-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-dw","title":"Double Wave \u0026 Tiger Tooth Motif Dzi, 54.6×15.7mm, Warm Brown Agate (N-062126-DW)","description":"\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white in this motif is not clean — and that's not a flaw, it's where the bloodspots live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely at the ivory chevron bands running this bead's length and you'll find them speckled throughout with fine rust-red granulation, visible even before you reach for a loupe. Macro photography confirms what the naked eye suggests: genuine cinnabar inclusions scattered directly through the motif's lightest zones, not isolated to one corner or hidden in a seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif itself reads two ways depending on how you turn the bead. Seen one way, the bold zigzag triangles read as a Double Wave, each chevron echoing the rhythm of the one before it. Seen another, the same lines resolve into a Tiger Tooth pattern — sharp, angular points marching down the body. Both readings are valid; the distinction has always been more about tradition than geometry, and this bead sits comfortably in the overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGround colour is a warm, even brown, carrying the same fine rust-toned speckling found in the motif lines — the whole bead reads as one continuous material, not a contrast finish layered on top. The form is a confident elongated barrel, rounded at both ends, with a single drill hole visible at one tip set slightly off-centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurface is glossy and even across all faces in the photographs provided, with no chips, cracks, or medicine digs visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Double Wave \/ Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan dzi tradition, the Wave motif is associated with continuous, unbroken success — its unbroken zigzag read as a current that carries the wearer forward without interruption. Where the same form is read as Tiger Tooth, it carries a different but related association: protection and strength, drawn from the tiger's symbolic ferocity. The two motifs share enough visual ground that a single etched bead can carry both meanings depending on the eye that reads it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots — Confirmed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā — mercuric sulfide) is one of the most prized natural inclusions found in genuine dzi material, and this bead carries it generously. Macro photography of the motif's lighter zones shows rust-red to deep red-orange dots scattered in dense, irregular clusters directly through the cream-coloured banding — what we'd describe as cream-zone micro-dot distribution, with the dots embedded in the stone itself rather than sitting on the surface. One macro frame shows a small golden-tan mineral inclusion near the densest dot cluster, a secondary detail worth noting alongside the cinnabar itself. The colour reads warmer and more saturated than the rust speckling visible in the ground colour at standard photographic distance — under magnification, true red dominates rather than the softer brown-rust of the wider surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Wave \/ Tiger Tooth 雙浪紋 \/ 虎牙紋 — continuous chevron pattern, readable as either tradition depending on orientation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54.6mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.7mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated barrel, rounded ends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agate; warm brown ground with fine natural rust-red speckling, ivory-white motif lines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e New — crafted within the last 20 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks, chips, or medicine digs visible; glossy surface throughout; single drill hole at one end, slightly off-centre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Confirmed — cream-zone micro-dot distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-062126-DW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYou may also like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-double-wave-dzi-antique-style-finish-n-fa-062026-dw\"\u003eDouble Wave Motif Dzi Bead, New Reproduction with Antique-Style Finish, 57.7×12.5mm Agate (N-FA-062026-DW)\u003c\/a\u003e — $200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-bloodspot-inclusions-200-400yr-at-052526-ws\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Wave \u0026amp; Stripe Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspot Inclusions, 40.3mm × 11.3mm (At-052526-WS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,400.00\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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA motif this bold doesn't need age to make its case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43980229836966,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20200723_003817_5e3f5e26-29ee-49d9-8c02-830dde39cccd.jpg?v=1788939855","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/en-tw\/products\/double-wave-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-dw","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}