{"product_id":"vintage-round-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-bead-r-tt-1","title":"Tiger Tooth Motif, 22.1×18.3mm, cream-white and brown agate (V-062926-TT)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn this bead and the cream and brown trade places — the side that looks dark from one angle looks pale from another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage round dzi from 1980s Taiwan in natural agate, with a cream-white ground and deep chocolate to warm olive-brown tiger tooth banding. Here the cream is not an accent but the main field, with the dark bands moving across it in chevrons and sweeps. From one side the bead looks mostly pale; a quarter turn and the brown dominates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the front, the banding forms a clear chevron or bat-wing shape at the top, with two broad brown bands below separated by a cream stripe. Turn it and the chevron dissolves into a flowing dark zone, with cream breaking through as bold stripes. From the drill ends the bands wrap in diagonal arcs. No two views are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface shows some forty years of genuine wear: fine natural micro-crackle and slight brown staining in the cream areas, and a soft, worn gloss on the brown. The crown is gently irregular, typical of hand-made pieces. The drilling is clean. No cracks or chips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage bead, made in Taiwan in the 1980s using the traditional dzi crafting technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tiger tooth (tasso) is one of the foundational dzi motifs, standing for the tiger's protective strength and courage — the tiger being one of the Four Dignities of Tibetan tradition. Taiwan's dzi makers of the 1970s and 1980s carried on the same traditions in natural agate, with careful attention to the motif's proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiger Tooth (tasso)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.1mm × 18.3mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round to ovoid with a gently irregular crown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agate, cream-white with chocolate to olive-brown banding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage, 1980s Taiwan, made using the traditional dzi crafting technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks or chips; fine micro-crackle and slight staining in the cream areas\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 V-062926-TT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/taiwan-dzi\"\u003eTaiwan Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/round-beads\"\u003eRound 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\/pair-of-antique-round-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-beads-with-bloodspots\"\u003ePair of Antique Round Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots (At-062926-TTBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-round-wave-tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-at-111325-wtt\"\u003eAntique Round Wave and Tiger Tooth Dzi (At-111325-WTT)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-round-tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-ac-021724-tt\"\u003eAncient Round Tiger Tooth Dzi (Ac-021724-TT)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-round-three-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-taiwan-v-072226-3et\"\u003eVintage Round Three Eye Tiger Tooth Dzi (V-072226-3ETT)\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\/taiwan-dzi-beads-vintage-1980s-guide\"\u003eTaiwan Dzi Beads: The Vintage 1980s Guide\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\u003eFive unretouched photographs on a white background, including views of the drill ends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44008388493478,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20200202_210321_edited_8123aab7-ea24-4d29-a9a4-bed57bff2567.jpg?v=1788936898","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/en-tw\/products\/vintage-round-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-bead-r-tt-1","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}