About Ancient Dzi Shop
About Ancient Dzi Shop
Welcome to Ancient Dzi Shop. The shop is run by Eddy and Kittery, a husband and wife team with one straightforward goal: to be a genuinely trustworthy place to buy authentic dzi beads. We also hope to promote greater understanding of dzi to the world.
We are dzi aficionados and have been collecting for a long, long time — yet we dare not claim to be all-knowing. We want to exchange and share information about all types of dzi beads with both novice and veteran collectors. Many of our fellow enthusiasts know plenty themselves, and in many aspects know far more than we do. Through this endeavor, we hope to educate and enrich all those who pass through Ancient Dzi Shop, ourselves included.
How We Source Our Beads
Sourcing is where most dzi shops cut corners. The market for authentic Tibetan dzi beads — ancient dzi, antique dzi, carnelian dzi — is full of misrepresentation, and finding a trustworthy supply is genuinely difficult. We made a deliberate decision early on to solve this problem simply: we source exclusively from a single person we trust completely.
That person is Kittery's father. He is a highly respected antique dealer who has spent decades specializing in three things: dzi beads, Yixing clay teaware, and jadeite. His depth of knowledge in these areas is something we cannot replicate — and we would rather rely on one expert source than cast a wide net we cannot verify. Every bead we carry has passed through his hands and met his standard before it reaches ours.
What We Believe
Ancient Dzi Shop aims to create a venue where questions may be asked, answers can be found, and even odd tidbits can be shared in comfort amongst friends who share a mutual fascination with dzi. All questions are good questions. What is dzi? Where do dzi beads come from? What do the patterns mean? Why are some dzi beads so expensive? No matter your question, we will do our best to help. Sometimes we don't know the answer either — but we can certainly try to figure it out together.
We recognize the powers of dzi. Eddy can personally attest to having experienced the protective qualities of dzi, and believes it has brought greater clarity and blessings into his life. We are genuinely interested in this aspect of dzi and welcome your experiences.
At the same time, we want Ancient Dzi Shop to be recognized as a place of honest business. We want our dzi beads to be appreciated for what they are — beautiful, ancient, and genuinely rare objects — without embellishment. We do not make religious affiliations, promise great fortunes, or add mystique to drive purchases.
What You See Is What You Receive
The dzi beads in our collections are presented in their truest form. We never retouch our photographs. We do not tell mystical stories about beads to make them more appealing. We do not claim beads are thousands of years old when we cannot verify that. We present truthful information so you can make the most informed decision for yourself.
What you see is exactly what you receive.