Three Eye & Earth Gate Dzi with Bloodspots, 43.2×13.1mm, Warm Dark Brown Agate (At-061926-3EEG)

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The pupil on this bead is not warm brown like most eyes in this collection. It is pale, almost milky-white, set within a dark interior, and the macro photograph taken directly over that pale zone (Image 9) shows something more: fine warm orange-rust cinnabar speckling scattered right at the boundary where the pale highlight meets the surrounding dark brown. The bloodspots on this bead are not confined to the connecting bands. They sit within the eye itself.

The composition combines two elements across four faces: the eye, and the Earth Gate. Face A carries a single fully closed concentric ring eye (cream-white outer ring, dark brown interior, that distinctive pale pupil) flanked by vertical cream-white stripe bands. A second eye face presents differently: rather than one isolated ring, two smaller circular forms link together in a figure-eight arrangement, in the same cream-white-on-dark-brown. Between the two eye faces sit the Earth Gate connectors, flowing horizontal wave bands that vary from face to face, one a smooth undulation, the other a sharper, stepped zigzag. Four faces, four distinct readings, with vertical stripe bands holding the whole composition together.

The ground is deep warm dark brown agate, with fine age micro-pitting concentrated most densely around the eye, precisely where centuries of handling would leave the clearest trace. The end caps at both tips are warm reddish-brown to terracotta, and the drill holes carry a notably vivid warm orange-red interior colour, more saturated than usual among the agate pieces in this collection.

Bloodspots: Two macro photographs document this bead's natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions. The first (Image 8) shows warm orange-rust micro-speckles along a cream-white stripe band at the boundary with the dark ground. The second (Image 9) shows something less common: cinnabar speckling within the eye's interior, at the edge of the pale pupil. Bloodspots in both the stripe bands and the eye itself make this a clear, visually meaningful bloodspot bead, without so much cinnabar that it dominates the surface. Learn more in our guide to bloodspots in dzi beads.

No other three eye bead in this collection carries Earth Gate elements. The collection's other eye and earth gate combination is a four eye pitch-black bead with a single rectangular gate frame rather than the flowing wave seen here. This bead stands alone in combining three eyes, Earth Gate waves, a pale pupil, vivid terracotta end caps, and bloodspots within the eye itself.

The Three Eye and Earth Gate Motif

The three eye motif (三眼天珠, sān yǎn tiānzhū) carries its traditional associations with happiness, success, and longevity, and here the eye's role is understood through clarity of vision: seeing more truly, which in turn brings success and happiness as natural consequences rather than separate blessings. The Earth Gate (地門, dì mén) adds a second layer to that symbolism: a threshold, a structured passage between states, here rendered not as an enclosed frame but as a flowing wave that connects one eye face to the next. Together, the eye and the gate suggest a bead built around movement and transition. Read more in The Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance.

Note: The bead shown in this video is not the bead in this listing. This video provides general background on the three eye dzi motif.

Specifications

• Motif: Three Eye and Earth Gate (三眼天珠 + 地門); Face A: single closed concentric ring eye with pale pupil; second eye face: linked double-ring figure-eight; two connecting faces with flowing Earth Gate wave bands (one smooth, one stepped zigzag); vertical cream-white stripe bands frame all four faces
• Length: 43.2mm
• Diameter: 13.1mm
• Form: Elongated fusiform
• Material: Natural agate; deep warm dark brown ground; cream-white motif lines; warm reddish-brown to terracotta end caps with vivid orange-red drill hole interiors
• Age estimate: Antique, 300–500 years
• Condition: Excellent; no cracks, no chips, no structural damage; fine age micro-pitting around the eye zones; high-gloss surface
• Bloodspots: Yes, shown in macro photography in two places: natural cinnabar micro-speckles within a cream-white stripe band, and within the eye's interior at the edge of the pale pupil
• Product ID: At-061926-3EEG
• Collections: Antique Dzi Beads | Bloodspot Dzi

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From the blog

• Bloodspots in Dzi Beads
• The Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance

Three eyes, two gates, and natural cinnabar held right at the edge of the pupil.

We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.