New Four Eye Dzi, 38.5×11.8mm, grey-brown agate, side-stripe end-eye variant (N-071126-4EV)

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From the side, this bead looks like a stripe dzi. From the end, it reveals four eyes in a row — and that shift in what you see depending on the angle is the defining character of this piece.

Images 1 through 4 show the bead from four different flat-side orientations. From all of them, the motif reads as broad horizontal bands: alternating zones of dark grey-brown and lighter grey-cream, running the length of the bead in smooth, slightly undulating stripes. There are no visible eye circles from these angles. The bead looks, simply, like a beautifully banded two-colour agate dzi.

Then image 5 shows the view from the end — looking down the body at a steep angle — and four concentric ring motifs appear in sequence along the face: each one a soft dark brown centre enclosed by a lighter grey-cream ring, repeating four times in an evenly spaced row. The stripes that dominate the side-view are the same banding zones that form those rings. When viewed from the end, the zones close into circles. When viewed from the side, the circles open into stripes. The motif is the same structure seen from two different axes, and it reads completely differently from each.

Image 6 shows the opposite end with the same four-ring row visible on the corresponding face. Both drill holes are visible in images 5 and 6 — each small, clean, and centred at its respective end.

The ground colour is a cool grey-brown, confirmed from flat-lit white-background photographs across four face images. The lighter banding zones are a soft grey-cream — not the cream-white of a higher-contrast Taiwan dzi, but a more diffuse, cooler tone that blends at the edges into the darker ground. The surface across all six images is consistently matte — a fine, even finish without high gloss.

At 38.5×11.8mm, this bead sits at the compact end of the Taiwan new dzi range. The proportions keep the four eye layout tight along the face, with the rings closely spaced rather than spread across a longer barrel.

The Four Eye Motif

The four eye dzi carries associations with the four cardinal directions — protection from each of the four quarters — and with the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhist cosmology who guard those directions. Four is a number of completeness and stability in the tradition, and the four eye dzi is worn for all-around protective influence and the stabilisation of good fortune. On this piece, where the four eyes reveal themselves only when the bead is examined from the end, the motif has an additional quality: it rewards attention, and only shows its full composition to someone who looks past the surface.

Spec Block

Motif: Four Eye variant — eyes on single face, reading as horizontal stripes from side view, revealing four concentric ring eyes from end-angle view
Length: 38.5mm
Diameter: 11.8mm
Form: Barrel, fusiform
Material: Agate — cool grey-brown ground, grey-cream banding zones, matte finish
Age Estimate: New
Condition: No cracks, chips, or surface marks. Consistently clean throughout. Independently confirmed from photographs.
Bloodspots: None
Product ID: N-071126-4EV
Collection: Taiwan Dzi · New & Vintage Dzi · All Products

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Other four eye Taiwan dzi in this collection:

• N-082825-4E — 40.1×11.4mm, two-zone dark brown/pitch-black ground, single eye + S-curve ×4 layout
• N-090225-4E2 — 40.2×11.0mm, companion to above

Further reading: Dzi Motifs and Their Interpretations · How to Choose a Dzi Bead

Every bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed without filters or retouching. What you see is what you receive.

🌿 Ethically sourced. Unretouched photos. What you see is what you receive.

Photo line: All 6 photographs are unretouched. Images 1–4 show four side-face orientations where the motif reads as horizontal stripes. Images 5 and 6 show the two end views where the four eye rings are visible in sequence.

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