{"product_id":"antique-tibetan-tree-of-life-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-070726-tolbs","title":"Tree of Life Motif, 52.0×14.2mm, pitch-black agate, bloodspots (At-070726-TOLBS)","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 cream lines on this bead don't follow a repeating pattern — they branch, reconnect, and enclose black islands of different sizes on every face, so no two rotations read the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis antique Tibetan Tree of Life dzi bead is set on a pitch-black ground, confirmed from the white-background photographs. The cream-white motif lines form a dense, branching network that covers the full surface of the bead — interconnecting at irregular intervals, enclosing black zones of varying shapes, and resolving into different compositions depending on angle. Image 1 reads as an open lattice of branching lines and rectangular black voids; image 2 shows the bead rotated to reveal more organic, looping forms with dark circular centres; image 3 presents a third configuration of scattered cream curves; image 4 shows the back face, where the branching returns in a different register. No two faces of this bead are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe end caps are warm reddish-brown — a natural colour zone within the agate, distinct from both the pitch-black body and the cream motif lines. This three-tone character (pitch-black ground, cream-white motif, warm brown ends) is visible across all rotations and gives the bead an unusual depth compared with the two-tone standard. The drill end in image 6 shows this end cap clearly: the warm brownish-red zone transitions seamlessly into the pitch-black body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eUnder macro examination, the black ground surface shows fine linear micro-abrasion consistent with long use and age — this is surface wear, not structural damage, and is typical of a bead that has circulated through Tibetan communities over centuries. No chips or cracks 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 clearly documented in the macro photographs. Images 7 and 8 show discrete dark brown to reddish-brown spots distributed throughout the cream motif zones — multiple individual pinpoints of varying sizes, with a notable concentration in the end-zone cream areas (image 7) and within the looping cream elements on the body (image 8, where one inclusion appears as a dark circular spot contained within a cream loop). Distribution is cream-zone focused scattered with denser concentration at the end zone and inner motif curves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAt 52.0×14.2mm this is a substantial bead — long enough to anchor a necklace, with a diameter that gives the motif full room to develop across the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tree of Life Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Tree of Life — known in Tibetan Buddhist contexts as the world tree or cosmic axis — appears in dzi iconography as a dense, branching network of lines that covers the bead's surface without resolving into a fixed, bounded symbol. Unlike eye motifs or wave motifs with defined units, the Tree of Life is understood as a whole-surface composition: the cream lines are the branches, the black zones are the spaces between them, and the bead as an object represents the trunk. This motif is associated with vitality, interconnection, growth, and the sustaining energy that links the earthly and the celestial. It is among the less common motifs in the antique Tibetan dzi canon, and pieces featuring it are sought for both their visual complexity and their symbolic weight.\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\u003eTree of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e52.0mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e14.2mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBarrel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAgate (pitch-black body; warm reddish-brown natural banding at end caps; cream-white motif lines)\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\u003eFine linear micro-abrasion on black ground surface consistent with age and use. No chips, no cracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTier 3 — cinnabar (硃砂\/zhusha, mercuric sulfide). Discrete dark brown to reddish-brown pinpoints distributed throughout cream motif zones; cream-zone focused scattered with denser concentration at end zone and inner motif curves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAt-070726-TOLBS\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\u003eSame crafting tradition:\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\/products\/antique-tibetan-money-hook-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-070726-mhbs\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Money Hook Dzi, bloodspots (At-070726-MHBS)\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\/products\/antique-nine-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-42mm-black-brown-at-070626-9ebs\"\u003eAntique Nine Eye Dzi, 39mm, bloodspots (At-070626-9EBS)\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\/products\/antique-nine-eye-dzi-bead-39mm-black-brown-agate-200-300yr-at-070626-9e2\"\u003eAntique Nine Eye Dzi, 42mm, black-brown agate (At-070626-9E2)\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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\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\/tibetan-dzi-beads-luck-fortune-meaning\"\u003eTibetan Dzi Beads — Luck, Fortune \u0026amp; Meaning\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. Honest descriptions. Every piece exactly as it is. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photographs are unretouched. Colours are represented as accurately as camera and lighting permit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e#AncientDziShop #TreeOfLifeDzi #TibetanDzi #AntiqueDzi #DziBeads #BloodspotDzi #CinnabarDzi #TibetanAntique #HimalayanBeads #BuddhistJewelry #DziCollection #AgateDzi #DziMotif #AuthenticDzi #WorldTreeDzi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56752603267238,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/antiquetibetanbloodspotdzifeaturingtreeoflifemotif_1.jpg?v=1783407039","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-tree-of-life-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-070726-tolbs","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}