{"product_id":"antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-112623-6ebs","title":"Six Eye Dzi, 47.1mm × 12.5mm, deep dark brown, vermilion cinnabar bloodspots, russet end caps (At-112623-6EBS)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe cinnabar on this bead does not appear as dots — it pools at every boundary where white meets dark, staining the motif lines from the inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is a plain six-eye dzi with confirmed cinnabar bloodspots — a combination that places it in a specific and desirable position within the collection. The six eyes are distributed symmetrically: three on Face A, three on Face C, with the two intervening faces (B and D) occupied entirely by scroll connector compositions built around a central diamond-lozenge form. The bead must be rotated through all four orientations to be read in full — two faces of eyes, two faces of scroll, the whole composition interlocking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFace A (Image 2) presents three open-ring eyes in a single horizontal register, each a white ring with a dark brown centre, separated by the downward-facing scalloped arcs that form the lower connector band. The composition is clean and symmetrical, the white rings full and well-defined against the deep dark cool-brown ground. Face C (Image 4) mirrors this with three more open-ring eyes — slightly crisper in definition, equally well-formed. The ground colour throughout is a deep dark cool-brown — darker and cooler in tone than warm chocolate-brown, without the glassy pitch-black character of the most extreme dark-ground beads in the collection. The white motif lines carry a warm cream-golden tint that becomes the first visual indicator of the cinnabar within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFaces B and D (Images 3 and 5) are the scroll faces. Each presents a central diamond-lozenge form — a wide white diamond framed by wavy white borders above and below — on the same deep dark cool-brown ground. These are not transitional elements between the eye faces; they are fully composed faces in their own right, and the warm cinnabar tinting within their white zones is particularly visible in the wider photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe end caps (Images 6 and 7) are warm russet-brown — a clearly warmer, lighter tone than the cool-dark body, with clean dome profiles and fine drill holes. This two-tone contrast between the body and end caps is inherent to the agate and adds a visual anchor at both ends of the bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe macro photography (Images 8 and 9) reveals the bloodspot character in full. The cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) — mercuric sulfide occurring as a natural geological inclusion — presents here not as a sparse pinpoint constellation but as a pervasive warm saturation throughout the white zones, with concentrated rust-orange to vermilion pooling at every boundary between white motif and dark ground. The original listing notes the colour as a perfect vermilion, and the macro confirms it: warm, vivid, concentrated at the motif edges and distributed as a golden-orange wash across the white interiors. This type of boundary-concentrated cinnabar distribution — where the inclusion masses at the interface between the etched white zone and the original dark agate — is considered by collectors to reflect deep and genuine geological integration of the mercuric sulfide within the stone matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCompared to the only other six-eye bloodspot bead in the collection, At-082624-6EBS (54.5mm, rose-brown ground, misty low-contrast eyes, matte surface, diffuse cinnabar): this bead is shorter at 47.1mm, carries a significantly darker and cooler ground, has higher-contrast bright white eyes against that dark ground, warm russet-brown rather than rose-brown end caps, and a denser, boundary-concentrated cinnabar character rather than the diffuse surface presence of that bead. The two are genuinely different expressions of the six-eye bloodspot type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Six Eye Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Six Eye dzi (六眼天珠, liù yǎn tiānzhū) is associated in Tibetan Buddhist tradition with release from the six realms of Samsara — the cyclical existence of suffering that encompasses all living beings. Each eye is understood to address one of the six realms, offering the wearer protection and the possibility of liberation from each. The Six Eye is also linked to improved physiological wellbeing, the removal of impending misfortune, and the clearing of karmic obstacles. It is among the most spiritually purposeful of the eye-count motifs — not simply protective, but oriented toward liberation itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six Eye (六眼天珠, liù yǎn tiānzhū); all eyes open-ring type with dark brown centres; 3 eyes on Face A, 3 eyes on Face C; Faces B and D are diamond-lozenge scroll connector faces \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47.1mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated spindle, classic proportions, smooth polished surface \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep dark cool-brown agate ground; bright white motif lines with warm cream-golden cinnabar tint; warm russet-brown end caps (inherent two-tone agate colour) \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–500 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; weathering marks and minor surface digs consistent with age \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — dense warm rust-orange to vermilion cinnabar (硃砂) pervasive throughout all white zones; concentrated pooling at motif-to-ground boundaries; golden-orange saturation across white interiors; macro-confirmed in Images 8 \u0026amp; 9 \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-112623-6EBS \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Collection\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eYou May Also Like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-at-082624-6ebs\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-082624-6EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — 54.5mm, rose-brown ground, misty low-contrast eyes, diffuse cinnabar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-at-053026-6e\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi, plain variant (At-053026-6E)\u003c\/a\u003e — 54.9mm, honey-gold end caps, diamond frame, open+closed eyes, no bloodspots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-at-042925-6e2\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi, plain variant (At-042925-6E2)\u003c\/a\u003e — 41.4mm, pitch-black ground, bold scroll, open C-rings only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-nine-eye-dzi-at-060326-9e5\"\u003eAntique Nine Eye Dzi with Dense Cinnabar Bloodspots (At-060326-9E5)\u003c\/a\u003e — pitch-black ground, most densely spotted bead in collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-eight-eye-dzi-at-081624-8e\"\u003eAntique Eight Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-081624-8E)\u003c\/a\u003e — 48.9mm, warm medium-brown, sparse pinpoint cinnabar for direct comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eBlog Links\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/what-are-dzi-beads\"\u003eWhat Are Dzi Beads? 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