{"product_id":"antique-tibetan-money-hook-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-070726-mhbs","title":"Money Hook Motif, 38.2×13.5mm, pitch-black agate, bloodspots (At-070726-MHBS)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e✦ Every piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed unretouched and described exactly as found. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe motif on this bead doesn't resolve from a single angle — the front face shows the hook completing its loop, and the back face shows it opening again, as if the line never stopped moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis antique Tibetan money hook dzi bead is set against a pitch-black ground, confirmed across all white-background photographs. The cream motif lines carry a warm sandy-tan interior — not uniform white, but a graduated fill that deepens toward the centre of each curve. Two vertical stripe separators flank the central motif on each face, a compositional convention consistent with the crafting tradition of antique Tibetan nine-eye dzi beads of the same period and school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe bead is fusiform in profile — broad through the midpoint, tapering cleanly toward both drill ends. The end caps are pitch-black and undamaged. The drill channel is standard gauge. No chips, cracks, or surface damage are present anywhere on the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe cinnabar inclusions (硃砂, zhusha — mercuric sulfide) are documented in the macro photographs. The warm reddish-brown and golden-tan saturation is concentrated within the cream-white motif zones, with a deeper concentration at the interior of the hook curves where the cream fill is thickest. Distribution is cream-zone focused scattered, with the reddish core most dense at the centre of the central hook and fading toward the stripe edges. These inclusions are sub-surface and diffuse rather than discrete pinpoints, which is consistent with long-term mineral interaction within aged agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAt 38.2×13.5mm, this bead sits comfortably as a centrepiece or focal bead in a bracelet or short necklace. Its proportions are substantial without being unwieldy, and the pitch-black ground gives the cream motif maximum contrast at any wearing angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Money Hook Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe money hook (sometimes called the wealth hook or ruyi hook) is among the auspicious symbols found on traditional Tibetan dzi beads. The motif's looping, curved form is associated with the capacity to attract and hold wealth, drawing resources toward the wearer. In Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist iconography, hook forms also carry associations with the ritual implements used in offering and invocation — connecting this bead to a broader tradition of protective and prosperity-bringing objects carried across generations.\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\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMoney Hook (wealth hook)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e38.2mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e13.5mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBarrel, fusiform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAgate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e200–300 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNo chips, cracks, or damage. High surface gloss. No flaws to disclose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTier 3 — cinnabar (硃砂\/zhusha, mercuric sulfide). Warm reddish-brown and golden-tan saturation concentrated in cream motif zones; cream-zone focused scattered distribution; densest at hook interior curves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAt-070726-MHBS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAntique Dzi \/ Bloodspot Dzi\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\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrowse related pieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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 Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther reading:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/tibetan-dzi-beads-luck-fortune-meaning\"\u003eTibetan Dzi Beads — Luck, Fortune \u0026amp; Meaning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEach piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is offered as found — no restoration, no enhancement, no retouching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e✦ Unretouched photographs. 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