{"product_id":"vintage-taiwan-chalcedony-dzi-bead-tiger-tooth-lotus-29mm-n-b-101426-ttl","title":"Vintage 1980s Taiwan Chalcedony Dzi Bead — Tiger Tooth \u0026 Lotus with Bloodspot 29.4 mm (N-B-101426-TTL)","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\u003eThis bead measures 29.4mm along its length and 11.2mm at its widest, a short, wide barrel with a compact presence. The material is chalcedony, crafted in Taiwan in the 1980s using the traditional dzi crafting technique, and its surface reflects that: a high, smooth, even gloss across the whole barrel, brighter and more uniform than the settled surface of much older agate. In direct light the chalcedony has depth and warmth; the ground is a dark warm brown, clearly brown rather than black, its warmth showing as the bead turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif is tiger tooth and lotus, in cream-white on the dark brown ground. The tiger tooth appears as repeating fang or claw shapes, pointed and slightly curved, projecting from band lines along the barrel with a directional rhythm. The lotus adds rounder, petal-like forms between and around the teeth, softening their angularity and creating an interplay between the pointed and the rounded. The motif covers the whole barrel and reads clearly from every angle, with strong contrast between cream and dark ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead carries bloodspots. In the photographs, especially the macro close-up (Image 6), they appear as fine dark speckling across both the cream and dark zones. In natural light, however, they are red: the warm red of natural cinnabar within the chalcedony. Macro photography compresses tones and can push reddish-brown minerals toward near-black, and this bead shows that clearly; held in the hand, the spots are distinctly red. The angled end view (Image 5) shows the warm amber tip, where the bloodspots read more clearly. They are spread across the surface rather than concentrated in one area. Learn more in our guide to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots in dzi beads\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth drill holes are functional and centred. The tip in Image 4 is a cooler grey chalcedony; the tip in Image 5 a warmer amber, a natural variation in the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tiger Tooth and Lotus Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tiger tooth draws on the protective symbolism of the tiger's strength, its fang and claw forms associated with courage, power, and warding off negative forces. The lotus brings a complementary meaning: in Buddhist art it represents purity, spiritual unfolding, and enlightenment, rising from the water unstained. Together they unite protective strength and spiritual aspiration. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiger Tooth and Lotus; cream-white fang and claw forms alternating with curved petal elements on a dark warm brown ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.2mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Short barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural chalcedony; dark warm brown ground; cream-white motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes; fine red natural cinnabar speckling across the surface (appears darker in the macro photo than in natural light)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage, crafted in Taiwan in the 1980s using the traditional technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Motif intact. Both drill holes functional.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-B-101426-TTL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/taiwan-dzi\"\u003eTaiwan Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage 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\u003eYou may also like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-tiger-tooth-lotus-dzi-bloodspots-at-091124-ttl\"\u003eAntique Tiger Tooth and Lotus Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-tiger-tooth-six-eye-lotus-dzi-barrel-cream-ground-n-062226-ttsel\"\u003eNew Tiger Tooth and Six Eye Lotus Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/taiwan-dzi\"\u003eBrowse all Taiwan dzi\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\/taiwan-dzi-beads-vintage-1980s-guide\"\u003eTaiwan Dzi Beads: The Vintage 1980s Guide\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotos: six unretouched images: three white-background views of the motif and glossy surface, two angled end views (grey tip in Image 4, warm amber tip in Image 5), and one macro (Image 6) of the bloodspots, which photograph darker than they appear in natural light.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57655747215526,"sku":"N-B-101426-TTL","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/vintagetaiwan1980sdzifeaturingtigertooth_lotusmotif-bloodspots-chalcedony-N-B-101426-TTL_1.webp?v=1792083784","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/zh-cn\/products\/vintage-taiwan-chalcedony-dzi-bead-tiger-tooth-lotus-29mm-n-b-101426-ttl","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}