{"product_id":"ancient-double-wave-dzi-extreme-bloodspots-ac-082524-dwbs","title":"Ancient Double Wave Dzi with Extreme Bloodspots, brilliant white \u0026 pitch-black agate, 35.4mm × 14.0mm, 500–700 yrs (Ac-082524-DWBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspot dots on this bead do not stop at the colour boundary. They continue straight through it, from the white field into the black wave zone, without interruption. That is the first thing the macro photographs show: the cinnabar is part of the stone itself, present before the motif was etched onto it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an ancient Tibetan Double Wave Dzi, estimated at 500 to 700 years old, and its bloodspots are among the most remarkable in this collection. The individual natural cinnabar dots, warm rust-brown to dark sienna, discrete and countable under macro photography, blanket the brilliant ivory-white ground from end to end, densest near the end caps, present around the full circumference and in both the white and black zones. Images 6, 7 and 8 show this exactly. Nothing has been added or enhanced. This is the bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif is a Double Wave in its highest-contrast form: two bold pitch-black wave lines on a brilliant white ground. The wave presents differently on the two main faces. Face A carries a flowing S-curve, liquid and graceful. Face B carries a sharper Z-curve, angular and decisive, the same energy expressed as direction rather than flow. One bead, two visual personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is a wide, low-profile cushion barrel, 35.4mm × 14.0mm, noticeably flatter and wider than the elongated double wave beads in the collection. The end caps are a warm grey-taupe, between the white body and the pitch-black motif. The surface carries a glassy high-lustre polish. The drill holes are small and well-centred, with warm beige-tan interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bead of this age was made before the Qing Dynasty. Ancient dzi of this age, with bloodspots at this level, are rarely seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Double Wave (雙波紋) Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wave is one of the most enduring symbols in the dzi tradition, representing the unbroken flow of fortune, energy, and vitality. The Double Wave doubles that meaning: two waves running together, carrying a steady current of good fortune. It is closely related to the Tiger Tooth, and carries the tiger tooth's qualities of focused power and protection within the wave's flow. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e, or learn about the inclusions in our guide to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots in dzi beads\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Wave (雙波紋); S-curve on Face A, Z-curve on Face B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.0mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide low-profile cushion barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural brilliant ivory-white agate; pitch-black motif; warm grey-taupe end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient, 500–700 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks. Glassy high-lustre polish throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extreme; natural cinnabar (硃砂) dots in warm rust-brown to dark sienna across the ivory field and into the black wave zone, densest near the end caps (Images 6, 7 and 8)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ac-082524-DWBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eOriginal Ancient Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRelated Double Wave Dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-round-double-wave-dzi-bead-uv-verified-ac-072326-rdw\"\u003eAncient Round Double Wave Dzi, 26.1mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-compact-at-072325-dw5\"\u003eAntique Double Wave Dzi, compact, 28.4mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-black-agate-49mm-at-090226-dw6\"\u003eAntique Double Wave Dzi, pitch-black agate, 49.4mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-dark-brown-black-agate-41mm-at-090226-dw9\"\u003eAntique Double Wave Dzi, dark brown and black, 41.6mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore extreme bloodspot dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-extreme-bloodspot-saturation-at-092724-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi with Extreme Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-diamond-spear-agate-dzi-bloodspots-at-082524-ds\"\u003eAntique Diamond Spear Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tasso-dzi-bead-extreme-bloodspots-29mm-at-071426-tabs4\"\u003eAntique Tasso Dzi with Extreme Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the blog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/real-vs-fake-dzi-beads-the-definitive-collectors-guide-to-authentic-tibetan-dzi\"\u003eHow to Tell Real vs. Fake Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed unretouched and described exactly as found. 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