{"product_id":"antique-six-eye-dzi-cinnabar-bloodspots-cream-dominant-at-092823-6ebs3","title":"Six Eye Dzi, 35.0mm × 12.1mm, cream-dominant field, cinnabar at eye boundaries (At-092823-6EBS3)","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]\"\u003eOn two of its four faces, the dark is not the ground — the cream is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis bead inverts the usual reading of a dzi. Most beads in this collection present a dark ground with cream or white motif lines applied to it. This bead, on its cream-dominant faces (Images 7 and 11), presents broad warm peach-cream fields with the dark zones floating within them as markings — the eye pupils appear as dark oval dots sitting in pale space rather than white rings set against darkness. Rotate 90 degrees to Face B (Image 8) and the reading flips: deep near-black ground, cream-defined eye rings, a conventional dark-dominant composition. The bead holds two colour logics simultaneously, one per axis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAt 35.0mm × 12.1mm this is the most compact six-eye in the collection — shorter than At-112623-6EBS by 12mm and shorter than At-082824-6EBS2 by over 22mm, but carrying a proportionally wider body relative to its length. The form is a compact wide barrel rather than an elongated spindle, with a rounded, full profile that gives the bead a substantial presence despite its brevity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe eye rings on this bead are the most diffuse and atmospheric of any six-eye in the collection. Rather than the sharp, high-contrast definition of the other six-eye bloodspot beads, the rings here have soft, graduated boundaries — the white or cream zone blends gradually into the dark ground, giving each eye an almost painterly quality. The six eyes are distributed across the four faces in the standard 2-2-1-1 or similar configuration, but because of the atmospheric definition and the cream-dominant face character, counting them requires holding the bead and rotating deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe surface is the most heavily weathered of all six-eye beads confirmed in photography. Fine crackle lines and micro-relief are visible across both the dark and cream zones throughout Images 2, 3, and 4 — this is a surface that has been aging for two to four centuries, and the photographs show it without concealment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe end caps (Images 10 and 11) are warm peach-cream — a pale, warm blush tone, the softest and warmest end cap colour of any six-eye bloodspot bead in the collection. The drill holes are small and clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe microscope images (Images 5 and 6) reveal the cinnabar character precisely. The cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) — mercuric sulfide, a natural geological inclusion — concentrates most heavily at the boundary between the eye ring and the dark ground, forming a warm rust-orange to golden-brown granular ring around each eye. Individual cinnabar dots of slightly larger and more granular character than the fine pinpoint dots of At-060326-9E5 are also scattered across the open cream zones. The original listing's description of a perfect vermilion is consistent with the warm rust-orange to golden-brown character confirmed at microscope level. This boundary-concentrated, ring-forming cinnabar distribution — where the inclusion masses specifically at the dark-to-cream interface around each eye — is a distinct bloodspot signature not seen in this form in any other six-eye bead in the collection.\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. Each eye addresses one realm of cyclical existence, offering the wearer protection and the possibility of liberation from each. The Six Eye is also linked to improved physiological wellbeing and the removal of impending misfortune — among the most purposeful of the eye-count motifs, oriented not only toward protection but 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 oval centres; diffuse atmospheric ring definition; cream-dominant faces on two axes, dark-dominant on two axes \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35.0mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.1mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact wide barrel; shortest and proportionally widest six-eye in collection; full rounded profile \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two-tone agate — warm peach-cream dominant zones and deep near-black\/dark charcoal-brown zones alternating across faces; warm peach-cream end caps (inherent agate colour) \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–400 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; most heavily weathered surface of the six-eye series — fine crackle lines and micro-relief throughout; minor surface digs consistent with age \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — warm rust-orange to golden-brown cinnabar (硃砂) confirmed at microscope level; concentrated at eye ring boundaries forming partial granular rings; scattered dots in open cream zones; distinct granular dot character; microscope-confirmed in Images 5 \u0026amp; 6 \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-092823-6EBS3 \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-112623-6ebs\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Cinnabar Bloodspots (At-112623-6EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — 47.1mm, deep dark cool-brown, boundary-pooling 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-082824-6ebs2\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-082824-6EBS2)\u003c\/a\u003e — 57.7mm, mixed eye frames, rose-peach cinnabar tinting\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-082624-6ebs\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-082624-6EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — 54.5mm, rose-brown ground, diffuse low-contrast eyes\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-naga-dragon-eye-dzi-at-092524-6en\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Naga Dragon Eye Dzi (At-092524-6EN)\u003c\/a\u003e — 49.0mm, Naga dragon motif variant\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, microscope-confirmed sparse cinnabar, 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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