{"title":"Bloodspot Dzi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/strong\u003e are dzi beads whose agate contains natural cinnabar inclusions: tiny red dots formed inside the stone itself. Because they are part of the agate, genuine bloodspots cannot be added, painted on, or removed, and they appear on ancient, antique, vintage, and new beads alike. Bloodspots are rare, and they add both beauty and value to a bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead in this collection is photographed without retouching, so the bloodspots you see are exactly as they appear in hand, and each listing states the bead's age category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn how bloodspots form, how to tell them from iron oxide fakes, and why they matter in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ecomplete guide to bloodspots on dzi beads\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"new-three-stripe-tiger-dzi-pair-bloodspots-n-062426-3tsbs","title":"Pair of New Three Stripe Tiger Agate Dzi Beads with Bloodspots, 39.7×13.8mm \u0026 39.6×13.8mm (N-062426-3TSBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two beads carry the same motif on the same ground — and the colour of the etching on one is warm honey-gold, while on the other it is cool pale blue-grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand them side by side as in Image 1, and the difference is immediately legible. The left bead reads warm throughout: the stacked V-chevron motif lines are honey-gold to sandy-cream, the etching zones saturated with warmth. The right bead reads cool: the same chevron construction reads as pale blue-grey to icy white, a tone so distinctly different that the two beads look as if they came from different traditions — which they did not. They are the same motif, the same construction, the same agate ground. What differs is what the mineral chemistry of each individual stone brought to the etching field: in one bead, cinnabar warmth has saturated the cream zones and turned them golden; in the other, a different mineral expression in the agate has produced a cool, almost silvery read. Both are natural, unretouched, and entirely the stone's own work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif itself is the Three Stripe Tiger — three rows of stacked inverted V-chevrons running around the full circumference of each bead, creating a repeating mountain-peak or zigzag pattern that wraps the body from top band to bottom band. The V-elements open downward and are stacked upper-middle-lower across each face, the rows dense enough that the motif covers the majority of each bead's surface. The ground between the chevron lines is a medium-dark warm brown on both beads — the difference between them is in the etching, not the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is a tall barrel — broader at the body and gently tapered toward the top where the drill hole sits, with a rounded base that gives each bead an almost column-like proportion. At 39.7×13.8mm and 39.6×13.8mm, both beads are closely matched in dimension. The surface is high-gloss on the dark ground zones and granular-matte in the etching zones, consistent with new dzi construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspots are documented in the macro photograph (Image 6). Through the loupe, the etching surface reveals scattered rust-brown to warm orange cinnabar inclusions throughout the cream zones — smaller individual inclusion points distributed across the field, alongside a larger, more concentrated mass of brown mineral inclusion visible in the upper-right of the macro frame. The cinnabar (硃砂 \/ zhūshā, mercuric sulfide) is present as both concentrated mass and scattered individual points: a cream-zone focused distribution with a denser central cluster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo cracks or chips observed on either bead across all six photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Stripe Tiger Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Three Stripe Tiger motif (三條虎紋 \/ sān tiáo hǔ wén) belongs to the tiger tooth and stripe family — one of the most broadly auspicious groupings in the Tibetan dzi tradition. The tiger is associated with strength, courage, and the forceful removal of obstacles. The chevron\/V-form used here reads in the tradition as the tiger's tooth or fang expressed as a repeating stripe — not a single isolated tooth but a continuous cascade of them, wrapping the bead in an unbroken protective pattern. Three stripes of this form hold the same triple resonance as other three-element dzi: the Three Jewels of Buddhism, the three domains of existence, and the triad of happiness, success, and longevity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif\u003c\/strong\u003e — Three Stripe Tiger (三條虎紋); three rows of stacked inverted V-chevron elements wrapping full circumference; Bead A: honey-gold to sandy-cream motif lines with warm cinnabar saturation; Bead B: cool pale blue-grey to icy white motif lines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e — 39.7mm (Bead A) \/ 39.6mm (Bead B)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e — 13.8mm (Bead A) \/ 13.8mm (Bead B)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tall barrel; broad body tapering gently toward drill hole end; rounded base; both beads closely matched\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e — Agate; medium-dark warm brown ground on both beads; high-gloss dark zones; granular-matte etching zones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate\u003c\/strong\u003e — New (within last 20 years)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e — No cracks or chips observed on either bead; high-gloss surface intact throughout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/strong\u003e — confirmed via macro photograph (Image 6); cream-zone focused distribution with scattered rust-brown to warm orange individual cinnabar inclusions and a denser concentrated mass; cinnabar (硃砂 \/ zhūshā, mercuric sulfide)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID\u003c\/strong\u003e — N-062426-3TSBS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/pairs-sets\"\u003eMatched Pairs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Other tiger motif dzi in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-v-061026-6ettbs\"\u003eVintage Six Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi with Extreme Bloodspots, 49.1mm × 12.3mm, cinnabar-saturated sandy-peach field (V-061026-6ETTBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $600.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Other matched pairs in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-wave-round-dzi-pair-dark-brown-v-060426-dwp\"\u003eVintage Double Wave Round Dzi Bead Pair, 20.2×17.6mm \u0026amp; 20.3×17.3mm, dark brown \u0026amp; honey-tan (V-060426-DWP)\u003c\/a\u003e — $600.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-round-double-wave-dzi-pair-taiwan-1980s-v-071426-dwp3\"\u003eDouble Wave Motif Pair, 20.6×18.0mm \u0026amp; 20.4×17.4mm, Dark Agate (V-071426-DWP3)\u003c\/a\u003e — $600.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/where-do-dzi-beads-come-from-origin-history-mystery\"\u003eWhere Do Dzi Beads Come From?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/what-gives-dzi-beads-value-and-what-to-be-careful-of\"\u003eWhat Gives Dzi Beads Their Value \u0026amp; What to Avoid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed without retouching or digital enhancement. The colour, surface, and condition shown are those of the actual pieces you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll 6 product images are unretouched. Image 6 is a macro photograph through a loupe documenting the bloodspot inclusions. Lighting may affect colour rendering; please refer to the white-background shots for the most accurate ground and motif colours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43977545875622,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20210407_012046_d51ea4d6-c78f-4260-9805-9cb94e9490d8.jpg?v=1788939654"},{"product_id":"new-tiger-tooth-dzi-pair-bloodspots-n-062426-ttbs","title":"Pair of New Tiger Tooth Agate Dzi Beads with Bloodspots, 39.4×13.6mm \u0026 39.5×13.7mm (N-062426-TTBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photograph in Image 6 tells you something about this pair that the regular shots can only hint at: hundreds of individual rust-red cinnabar points suspended inside a cool blue-grey agate field, so dense that at loupe scale they read as a constellation rather than scattered marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat macro is shot through Bead B — the right bead in Image 1, whose ground is a cool grey-brown with a distinctly blue-grey cast, unusual among new dzi. Against that cool agate field, the rust-red to dark orange cinnabar inclusions read at maximum contrast: warm points inside a cool stone. Bead A, the left bead, carries the same motif and nearly the same dimensions on an entirely different ground — a warm reddish-brown agate with natural internal striation visible through the high-gloss surface in Images 2 and 3. Two beads, one motif, two agate grounds so different they read as a deliberate contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif itself is the Tiger Tooth — a single bold inverted V \/ mountain-peak form occupying the central body section of each bead, framed above and below by horizontal cream bands that run the full circumference. The tooth form points upward, its flanks carrying the cream motif lines in a sandy-cream to pale cream tone on both beads, though warmer and more golden on Bead A and cooler and paler on Bead B. The construction is clean and direct — no secondary elements, no wave or eye additions, just the single tooth in its classic form between two banding lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspots are documented in Image 6, a macro loupe photograph of Bead B's etching zone. What is visible is a pervasive constellation of individual rust-red to dark orange-red cinnabar pinpoints — discrete, clearly individual inclusions scattered at high density across the full cream field, with a denser central concentration where the dot count is highest. These are not surface marks. They are natural inclusions within the agate, and they are present throughout the cream zones of both beads, expressing as warmth in Bead A's motif lines and as the vivid contra-colour in Bead B's macro. As on any bead, new or old, real bloodspots cannot be added — they come from the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small surface mark is visible on Bead B's body in Image 4, disclosed here as found. No cracks or chips observed on either bead across all six photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tiger Tooth dzi (虎牙天珠 \/ hǔ yá tiānzhū) — also known as Tasso or Horse Tooth — is one of the oldest and most widely recognised single-element dzi forms. The tiger in Tibetan and Himalayan tradition is the embodiment of raw strength, fearlessness, and the power to overcome whatever stands in the path. The tooth — the tiger's most direct instrument of force — concentrated as a single motif element on the body of an agate bead carries that attribute in focused form. The Tasso bead is traditionally worn or carried by those seeking courage in difficult circumstances, strength in times of physical or emotional challenge, and the fierce protective energy that the tiger represents in the iconographic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tiger Tooth (虎牙天珠, Tasso); single inverted V\/mountain-peak tooth element; horizontal band dividers above and below; Bead A: warm sandy-cream motif lines on warm reddish-brown ground; Bead B: pale cream motif lines on cool blue-grey ground\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e — 39.4mm (Bead A) \/ 39.5mm (Bead B)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e — 13.6mm (Bead A) \/ 13.7mm (Bead B)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tall barrel; broad body tapering toward drill hole end; rounded base; both beads closely matched in proportion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e — Agate; Bead A: warm reddish-brown with natural internal striation visible through gloss surface; Bead B: cool blue-grey to brownish-grey with natural colour variation at drill hole zone; high-gloss on both\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate\u003c\/strong\u003e — New (within last 20 years)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e — No cracks or chips observed on either bead; small surface mark on Bead B mid-body (Image 4) disclosed; natural agate colour variation at Bead B drill hole zone is geological, not damage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/strong\u003e — Prominent, documented in macro loupe photograph (Image 6); dense individual rust-red to dark orange-red cinnabar pinpoints throughout the cream zone with denser central concentration; cinnabar (硃砂 \/ zhūshā, mercuric sulfide)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID\u003c\/strong\u003e — N-062426-TTBS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/pairs-sets\"\u003ePairs \u0026amp; Sets\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Sibling tiger pair in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-three-stripe-tiger-dzi-pair-bloodspots-n-062426-3tsbs\"\u003eNew Three Stripe Tiger Dzi Pair with Bloodspots (N-062426-3TSBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Other tiger motif dzi in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-v-061026-6ettbs\"\u003eV-061026-6ETTBS — Vintage Six Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots, 49.1×12.3mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-pair-of-round-tiger-tooth-dzi-beads-with-extreme-bloodspots\"\u003eNew Pair of Round Tiger Tooth Dzi Beads with Extreme Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Other matched pairs in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-eighteen-star-agate-dzi-pair-ac-062426-18s\"\u003ePair of Ancient Eighteen Star Agate Dzi (Ac-062426-18S)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-round-double-wave-dzi-pair-taiwan-1980s-v-071426-dwp3\"\u003eVintage Round Double Wave Dzi Pair (V-071426-DWP3)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/how-to-choose-a-dzi-bead-buying-guide\"\u003eHow to Choose a Dzi Bead\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed without retouching or digital enhancement. The colour, surface, and condition shown are those of the actual pieces you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll 6 product images are unretouched. Image 6 is a macro loupe photograph documenting the bloodspot inclusions in Bead B's etching zone. Lighting may affect colour rendering; please refer to the white-background shots for the most accurate ground and motif colours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43977551151270,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20210207_031614_7ab93690-20cb-41bd-85af-313414b35439.jpg?v=1788939690"},{"product_id":"new-twelve-eye-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-1-n062126-12e-1","title":"New Twelve Eye Motif Dzi Bead With Bloodspots (N-062126-12E-1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need a loupe to see the bloodspots on this one. They're visible in the ground itself, scattered as fine reddish-brown flecks even at normal photographic distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve closed ring eyes run the length of this bead, each pair divided by a vertical bar, rendered in a cool, pale blue-grey-white against a dark brown ground with reddish speckling threaded throughout, plainly visible without magnification in several photographs. The form is an elongated barrel, tapering gently toward both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacro photography shows natural cinnabar inclusions across two distinct zones within a single frame: a warm golden-brown granular region and a brighter white-blue zone, with red-orange dot clusters in both. The clusters are small and dispersed. The macro frame also shows a fine, fibrous white structure catching the light in the brighter zone, distinct in texture from the cinnabar and consistent with a natural crystalline vein within the agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth ends are drilled with a single, clean opening; no chipping or cracking is visible in any of the photographs. The surface is glossy and consistent across all faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bead is new, crafted within the last 20 years from natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Twelve Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan dzi tradition, the Twelve Eye motif is associated with authority, power, and influence. The number twelve carries particular weight across Chinese symbolic tradition, from the twelve ornaments of an emperor's robe to the twelve months of the calendar. A bead carrying twelve eyes is read as a concentrated statement of these themes. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-twelve-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Twelve Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) on this bead is unusually easy to see: fine reddish-brown speckling is visible across the dark ground even without magnification. Macro photographs show red-orange dot clusters across two distinct zones, golden-brown and bright white-blue, within the same frame. Cinnabar is a natural inclusion within the agate; it cannot be added to a bead, and it occurs in new beads as well as old ones. 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\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twelve Eye (十二眼); twelve closed concentric ring eyes with vertical bar dividers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 59.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.3mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated barrel, gently tapered at both ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; dark brown ground with visible reddish speckling; cool blue-grey motif lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e New, crafted within the last 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks or chips visible; clean drill openings at both ends; glossy surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; visible without magnification, in two zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-062126-12E-1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\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\/new-double-heaven-earth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-he\"\u003eNew Double Heaven and Earth Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-six-eye-motif-agate-dzi-fusiform-dark-brown-n-062226-6e\"\u003eNew Six Eye Dzi, dark brown fusiform\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-twelve-eye-carnelian-dzi-hexagonal-bicolour-ac-030223-12e\"\u003eAncient Twelve Eye Carnelian Dzi, hexagonal bicolour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-twelve-eye-agate-dzi-51-9mm-ac-061826-12e2\"\u003eAncient Twelve Eye Agate 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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-twelve-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Twelve Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve eyes, and the bloodspots are the first thing you notice. No loupe required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43977623666854,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20210618_144109_fabd7648-357a-4f10-835f-f343a263e2c4.jpg?v=1788939738"},{"product_id":"new-twelve-eye-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-2-n062126-12e-2","title":"New Twelve Eye Motif Dzi Bead With Bloodspots (N-062126-12E-2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second bead in this Twelve Eye series shares its sibling's bones — twelve eyes, the same cool blue-grey motif colour, the same speckled dark ground — but the bloodspots tell a sparser story here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve closed ring eyes run this bead's length, divided by vertical bar segments, set against a dark brown ground carrying the same reddish-brown speckling visible without magnification that distinguished the first bead in this series. The form is an elongated barrel, gently tapered toward both ends, with a single drill hole at one tip showing a clean, dark opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacro photography shows a more sparsely scattered cinnabar presentation than its sibling: small red-orange specks distributed through a lighter cream zone, with one more vivid orange cluster catching the eye at the frame's edge. The same macro frame shows a darker brown-black granular mass containing a fine internal line — a natural mineral characteristic of the stone's grain structure, not a crack in the bead itself, and distinct from any condition concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo cracking is visible in any of the photographs. No chipping or damage is evident at either end. Surface is glossy and even throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Twelve Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan dzi tradition, the Twelve Eye motif carries the same associations as its sibling piece: authority, power, and influence, with the number twelve resonant across Chinese symbolic tradition — the months of the calendar, the ornaments of an emperor's robe, the twelve deeds of Buddha. As the second piece in this growing series, it carries the motif's full weight while standing as its own individual stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots — Confirmed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā — mercuric sulfide) appears here in a notably sparser register than the first Twelve Eye piece in this series. Macro documentation shows small red-orange specks scattered through a lighter cream-toned zone, concentrated less densely than its sibling's dual-zone presentation, with one more saturated orange cluster visible at the frame's edge. The overall dot count reads lower and more restrained — distinct from N-062126-12E-1 despite sharing the same motif and ground character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twelve Eye 十二眼 — twelve closed concentric ring eyes with vertical bar dividers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60.1mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.5mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated barrel, gently tapered at both ends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agate; dark brown ground with visible natural reddish speckling, cool blue-grey motif lines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e New — crafted within the last 20 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks visible in any photograph; no chipping; single drill hole, clean opening; glossy surface throughout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Confirmed — sparse cream-zone scatter with one denser cluster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-062126-12E-2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwelve Eye Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond piece in this series. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-twelve-eye-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-1-n062126-12e-1\"\u003eN-062126-12E-1\u003c\/a\u003e is its sibling — same motif and ground family, denser dual-zone bloodspot presentation by comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYou may also like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-twelve-eye-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-1-n062126-12e-1\"\u003eNew Twelve Eye Motif Dzi Bead With Bloodspots (N-062126-12E-1)\u003c\/a\u003e — $250.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-double-heaven-earth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-he\"\u003eNew Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi Bead With Bloodspots (N-062126-HE)\u003c\/a\u003e — $250.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-twelve-eye-agate-dzi-51-9mm-ac-061826-12e2\"\u003eTwelve Eye Dzi, 51.9×12.9mm, Deep Warm Dark Chocolate-Brown Agate (Ac-061826-12E2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $16,000.00\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 on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-twelve-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Twelve-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame series, same motif — and the stone still found a way to be different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43977624649894,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20210618_142649_248f8147-d110-465d-9356-4e31a6c0457b.jpg?v=1788939765"},{"product_id":"new-double-heaven-earth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-he","title":"New Double Heaven \u0026 Earth Dzi Bead With Bloodspots (N-062126-HE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif on this bead isn't ivory and it isn't white. It's a cool, powdery blue-grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against a deep dark brown ground, the closed ring eye and rectangular gate-bar dividers have an almost frosted quality, the pale motif lines carrying a distinct cool undertone rather than the warm cream seen on most new dzi. The form is an elongated, gently tapered barrel, long and slender, with both ends drawn down to a narrower point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif combines a closed circular eye (Heaven) with vertical bar dividers framing rectangular gate sections (Earth): the Double Heaven and Earth. Macro photography of the lighter zone shows something unusually vivid: dense clusters of saturated orange-red cinnabar across both a warm tan-brown area and a brighter white field within the same frame. Scattered among the cinnabar are small dark grey-black granular spots, a separate natural mineral inclusion, visible in the same frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth ends are drilled with a single central opening; neither shows chipping, cracking, or visible damage. The surface is glossy and consistent across all faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bead is new, crafted within the last 20 years from natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Heaven and Earth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan dzi tradition, the Heaven and Earth motif represents balance between complementary forces, often described in terms like yin and yang. It is associated with removing obstacles and cultivating fortune, and has long been a favourite among those seeking prosperity in business, the closed circle and structured gate together suggesting a complete, ordered world. 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\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) on this bead is vivid. Macro photographs show dense, saturated orange-red clusters across two distinct zones within a single frame, a warm tan-brown area and a brighter white area. The colour is close to true red-orange, with the clusters forming dense, flower-like blooms rather than scattered single dots. Cinnabar is a natural inclusion within the agate; it cannot be added to a bead, and it occurs in new beads as well as old ones. 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\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Heaven and Earth (天地門); closed ring eye with rectangular gate-bar dividers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.3mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated, gently tapered barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; deep dark brown ground; cool blue-grey motif lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e New, crafted within the last 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks or chips; clean drill openings; glossy surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; dense orange-red clusters in two zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-062126-HE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\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\/double-wave-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-dw\"\u003eNew Double Wave Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-twelve-eye-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-1-n062126-12e-1\"\u003eNew Twelve Eye Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-heaven-earth-motif-dzi-bead-rare-qing-dynasty-chinese-dzi\"\u003eAntique Double Heaven and Earth Dzi Bead\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-heaven-earth-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-082123-hebs\"\u003eVintage Heaven and Earth Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-heaven-earth-dzi-bracelet-white-bodhi-root-gold-spacers-n-062226-hebr2\"\u003eHeaven and Earth Dzi Bracelet with White Bodhi Root\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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo zones, one bloom: the cinnabar here doesn't pick a side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43977648799910,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20200804_031230_0af501eb-89da-4603-ba6f-e5f8ae448124.jpg?v=1788939789"},{"product_id":"double-wave-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-dw","title":"Double Wave \u0026 Tiger Tooth Motif Dzi, 54.6×15.7mm, Warm Brown Agate (N-062126-DW)","description":"\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white in this motif is not clean — and that's not a flaw, it's where the bloodspots live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely at the ivory chevron bands running this bead's length and you'll find them speckled throughout with fine rust-red granulation, visible even before you reach for a loupe. Macro photography confirms what the naked eye suggests: genuine cinnabar inclusions scattered directly through the motif's lightest zones, not isolated to one corner or hidden in a seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif itself reads two ways depending on how you turn the bead. Seen one way, the bold zigzag triangles read as a Double Wave, each chevron echoing the rhythm of the one before it. Seen another, the same lines resolve into a Tiger Tooth pattern — sharp, angular points marching down the body. Both readings are valid; the distinction has always been more about tradition than geometry, and this bead sits comfortably in the overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGround colour is a warm, even brown, carrying the same fine rust-toned speckling found in the motif lines — the whole bead reads as one continuous material, not a contrast finish layered on top. The form is a confident elongated barrel, rounded at both ends, with a single drill hole visible at one tip set slightly off-centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurface is glossy and even across all faces in the photographs provided, with no chips, cracks, or medicine digs visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Double Wave \/ Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan dzi tradition, the Wave motif is associated with continuous, unbroken success — its unbroken zigzag read as a current that carries the wearer forward without interruption. Where the same form is read as Tiger Tooth, it carries a different but related association: protection and strength, drawn from the tiger's symbolic ferocity. The two motifs share enough visual ground that a single etched bead can carry both meanings depending on the eye that reads it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots — Confirmed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā — mercuric sulfide) is one of the most prized natural inclusions found in genuine dzi material, and this bead carries it generously. Macro photography of the motif's lighter zones shows rust-red to deep red-orange dots scattered in dense, irregular clusters directly through the cream-coloured banding — what we'd describe as cream-zone micro-dot distribution, with the dots embedded in the stone itself rather than sitting on the surface. One macro frame shows a small golden-tan mineral inclusion near the densest dot cluster, a secondary detail worth noting alongside the cinnabar itself. The colour reads warmer and more saturated than the rust speckling visible in the ground colour at standard photographic distance — under magnification, true red dominates rather than the softer brown-rust of the wider surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Wave \/ Tiger Tooth 雙浪紋 \/ 虎牙紋 — continuous chevron pattern, readable as either tradition depending on orientation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54.6mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.7mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated barrel, rounded ends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agate; warm brown ground with fine natural rust-red speckling, ivory-white motif lines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e New — crafted within the last 20 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks, chips, or medicine digs visible; glossy surface throughout; single drill hole at one end, slightly off-centre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Confirmed — cream-zone micro-dot distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-062126-DW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYou may also like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-double-wave-dzi-antique-style-finish-n-fa-062026-dw\"\u003eDouble Wave Motif Dzi Bead, New Reproduction with Antique-Style Finish, 57.7×12.5mm Agate (N-FA-062026-DW)\u003c\/a\u003e — $200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-bloodspot-inclusions-200-400yr-at-052526-ws\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Wave \u0026amp; Stripe Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspot Inclusions, 40.3mm × 11.3mm (At-052526-WS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,400.00\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 on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA motif this bold doesn't need age to make its case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43980229836966,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20200723_003817_5e3f5e26-29ee-49d9-8c02-830dde39cccd.jpg?v=1788939855"},{"product_id":"clearance-new-wave-double-wave-dzi-bead-set-bloodspots-n-062626-6wdwbs","title":"Clearance — Last Six: New Wave \u0026 Double Wave Dzi Beads with Bloodspots, ~15.5×12.5mm, agate (N-062626-6WDWBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e✦ All photographs are unretouched. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix beads, six grounds, one motif running through all of them, and these are the last of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead on the left is the only single-wave piece in the set: one continuous chevron band on a deep dark burgundy-brown body so full of natural cinnabar inclusions that the wave line is almost absorbed into the ground. The bloodspots on this bead cover the full surface, reading as a field of their own rather than points within a ground. It is the most richly coloured piece of the six and the most immediately striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining five carry the double wave, two interlocking chevron bands running the full circumference, each on an entirely different ground. The second bead has a warm grey-brown body with silvery-grey wave lines and scattered bloodspot speckle. The third is the lightest: a sandy cream-tan ground with warm cream-beige waves and a dense, fine-point speckle that covers the surface more evenly than any of its siblings. The fourth is the most graphic, a deep slate-black ground with cool blue-grey waves at their sharpest and the highest gloss of the six. The fifth shifts back into warm territory, deep dark warm brown to burgundy, with cool blue-grey waves cutting through visible red bloodspot zones. The sixth closes the set with a warm olive-grey to sage-green ground, mottled bloodspots, and wave lines close in tone to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six are compact barrel-ovals, approximately 15.5×12.5mm, with a high-gloss surface. The bloodspots across all six are natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions in the agate, and no two beads share the same pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are new beads, crafted within the last twenty years from natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique; not antique, not ancient. They are offered as a clearance set: the last six pieces from this group, sold together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Wave Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wave (波紋, bō wén) in Tibetan dzi tradition is associated with continuous movement, the flow of positive energy, and the unbroken rhythm of good fortune. The double wave, two interlocking chevron bands, is read as a paired statement of continuity, while the single wave presents the same meaning in its simplest form. Across all six beads the motif stays constant while the stone beneath it tells six different stories. 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 Single Wave (bead 1); Double Wave (beads 2–6); continuous chevron bands around the full circumference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 15.5mm × 12.5mm each (slight individual variation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact barrel-oval; high-gloss surface; six beads sold as a clearance set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate in six ground colours: deep burgundy-brown, warm grey-brown, sandy cream-tan, deep slate-black, deep warm brown to burgundy, warm olive-grey to sage-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e New, crafted within the last 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks or chips visible; high-gloss surface intact on all six\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extreme on bead 1; prominent and varied across beads 2–6 (scattered speckle, dense fine-point coverage, two-tone contrast, mottled fields)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-062626-6WDWBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/pairs-sets\"\u003ePairs \u0026amp; Sets\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\/new-double-wave-dzi-bead-set-three-n-062626-3dwset\"\u003eSet of Three New Double Wave Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-double-wave-motif-agate-dzi-fusiform-dark-brown-n-062226-dw2\"\u003eNew Double Wave Dzi, dark brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-20mm-300-500yr-at-0426-dw2\"\u003eAntique Double Wave Dzi Bead, 300–500 years\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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix grounds, one motif, and the last six pieces from this group. Once they're gone, that's it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✦ All photographs are unretouched. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43980875956390,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/set_of_six_wave_and_double_wave_dzi_beads_1.jpg?v=1788939879"},{"product_id":"antique-two-eye-dzi-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-041521-2ebs","title":"Two Eye Dzi, 49.1mm × 11.8mm, deep near-black, honey-golden motif lines, cinnabar (At-041521-2EBS)","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\u003eOn this bead the motif lines are not cream or white. They are a warm honey-golden-orange, and against a deep near-black ground they glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost two eye dzi use cream or white for their motif. Here the stripes and eye rings are a warm honey-golden-orange, between gold and terracotta, reading as a warm, luminous colour against the near-black agate. It is the defining feature of the bead and the first thing you notice in every photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace A (Image 3) presents one eye with a layered quality: a honey-golden-orange ring with a pale inner zone and a dark oval centre, giving it depth. Parallel golden-orange stripes run above and below, crisp and well-spaced. Face B (Image 4) shows an open C-ring eye in the same warm tone. The two eyes differ, one more closed, one open, and the bead must be turned to see both. The stripes are bold and well-defined, and the surface is highly polished and glassy along its length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 49.1mm × 11.8mm this is one of the longer and more slender two eye beads in the collection, a clean elongated spindle (Images 5 and 6). The end caps are warm russet to terracotta-brown, with a vivid orange-red drill interior that picks up the warmth of the motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe microscope image (Image 2) shows two kinds of natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) in one view: in the upper white zone, a dense concentration of warm rust-brown to dark orange-brown cinnabar in a broad patch; below it, a scattered constellation of individual rust-orange to golden-orange dots. The cinnabar is part of the agate itself, present before the bead was etched. The stone's natural patina is very beautiful, and the microscope shows why. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Two Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Two Eye dzi (二眼天珠) is one of the most widely worn motifs in the Tibetan amulet tradition, associated with harmony in close relationships, between partners, family members and colleagues. It is a long-time favourite of managers, prized for fostering harmony among co-workers as much as between husband and wife. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-two-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Two Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Eye (二眼天珠); a near-closed layered eye on Face A, an open C-ring eye on Face B; parallel honey-golden-orange stripes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 49.1mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elegant elongated spindle, highly polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; deep near-black ground; warm honey-golden-orange motif; russet to terracotta-brown end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, 200–400 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent; highly polished; no cracks; beautiful natural patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes; a concentrated rust-brown patch and a scattered golden-orange dot constellation of natural cinnabar, both in Image 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-041521-2EBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique 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 Two Eye Dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\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, 41.0mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-053026-db2e\"\u003eAntique Double Bat and Two Eye Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-banded-agate-38mm-at-080426-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, banded agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-mahogany-brick-red-end-caps-at-053126-2e6\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi, mahogany with brick-red end caps\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-medicine-digs-pitch-black-at-033126-2e4\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi, pitch-black, medicine digs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-spiral-ring-eyes-cool-grey-brown-ac-052525-2e\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Dzi, spiral and ring eyes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-natural-formed-eye-reddish-brown-agate-ac-090326-2e\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Dzi, naturally formed eye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-heavy-calcification-pitch-black-ac-070926-twe\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Dzi, heavy calcification\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-oval-cross-section-ac-071026-twe3\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Dzi, oval cross-section\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-taiwan-two-eye-variant-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-080426-2evbs\"\u003eVintage Two Eye Variant Dzi with Bloodspots, Taiwan 1980s\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-two-eye-motif-dzi-bead-v-070226-2e\"\u003eVintage Two Eye Dzi, 56.6mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-two-eye-motif-dzi-bead-v-070226-2e2\"\u003eVintage Two Eye Dzi, 54.5mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor wearing several motifs together, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/how-to-combine-dzi-bead-motifs-bracelet-necklace\"\u003eHow to Combine Dzi Bead Motifs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo eyes, two centuries of age, and motif lines that glow gold against near-black agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43984161177766,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20210415_030056_aab8e3ae-92aa-4cd9-aa01-94b536798a8b.jpg?v=1788940015"},{"product_id":"antique-six-eye-dzi-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-092823-6ebs3","title":"Six Eye Dzi, 35.0mm × 12.1mm, pale warm-brown agate, cinnabar bloodspots (At-092823-6EBS3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the shortest six eye in the collection, and the palest. The agate is a warm, soft brown that makes the eye rings glow rather than contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dzi beads show pale motif lines on a dark ground. This bead is different: the agate is a warm pale brown, closer to faded tan than deep chocolate, so the six eyes sit within a light stone. On the lighter faces (Images 7 and 11) the bead reads almost entirely pale, with dark pupils floating in soft cream-tan rings. On the darker faces (Images 8 and 9) deep near-black zones take over and the contrast is more conventional. The pale tone is not fading — it is the natural colour of this piece of agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 35.0mm × 12.1mm this is the most compact six eye in the collection: a wide, rounded barrel rather than an elongated spindle. It sits full and solid in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eye rings are soft and graduated, blending gently into the ground rather than ending in hard edges, which gives each eye a worn, natural look in keeping with its age. The end caps (Images 10 and 11) are a warm peach-cream, and the drill holes are small and clean. Fine crackle lines and surface texture run across the body (Images 2, 3 and 4) — honest wear from long handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe microscope images (Images 5 and 6) show the cinnabar (朱砂) bloodspots clearly. These are natural mineral inclusions within the agate itself. Here they gather most densely along the boundary between each eye ring and the darker agate, as warm rust-orange to golden-brown granular clusters that trace the edge of the eyes, with scattered single dots across the paler zones. The inclusions are slightly larger and more granular than the fine pinpoint dots seen on many beads. Bloodspots are part of the stone's natural character; they add to a bead's appeal, but they are not in themselves proof of age. Learn more in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Six Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Six Eye dzi (六眼天珠) is associated in Tibetan Buddhist tradition with release from the six realms of samsara, the cycle of existence that holds all sentient beings. Each eye is linked to one realm, offering protection and the possibility of liberation from it. The Six Eye is also traditionally worn for wellbeing and to turn away misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six Eye (六眼); open-ring eyes with dark oval centres and soft, graduated rings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35.0mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.1mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, wide rounded barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale warm-brown agate with darker near-black zones on two faces; warm peach-cream end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, estimated 200–400 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; fine crackle lines and surface texture throughout; minor surface digs consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Prominent; rust-orange to golden-brown cinnabar, seen under magnification (Images 5 and 6)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-092823-6EBS3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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-six-eye-dzi-bead-rose-brown-matte-at-082624-6ebs\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots (At-082624-6EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-eight-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-extreme-bloodspots-at-0426-8ett\"\u003eAntique Eight Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi with Extreme Bloodspots (At-0426-8ETT)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-lotus-motif-dzi-bead-tid-siel\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Lotus Motif Dzi Bead (TiD-SiEL)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-six-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Six Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shortest six eye in the collection, in the palest agate, with natural cinnabar tracing the edge of every eye.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43984434954406,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/AntiqueSixEyeDziwithBloodspots_3_b4eed2c8-d1d3-430f-8cf6-414c178ddc70.jpg?v=1789229788"},{"product_id":"pair-of-antique-round-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-beads-with-bloodspots","title":"Tiger Tooth Motif Pair, 20.3×14.7mm \u0026 20.5×14.7mm, warm terracotta agate with bloodspots (At-062926-TTBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e🔍 Unretouched photos. 📐 Dimensions verified. ✅ Described from direct observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two beads carry the same motif on the same warm ground, and the tiger tooth reads as a completely different composition on each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth beads are natural agate in a warm terracotta to dusty rose-tan ground, with deep chocolate-brown to near-black tiger tooth banding. The ground colour is consistent across the pair, a muted, earthy warm tone with a slight chalky softness in the lighter zones between the bands. What separates them is contrast: the banding on Bead A is darker and more sharply defined, while on Bead B the same motif reads softer and more diffuse against a marginally deeper reddish-brown ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBead A\u003c\/strong\u003e (left in pair shots): The tiger tooth banding is deep, near-black to dark chocolate-brown, high contrast against the warm terracotta ground. The bands are crisply edged and read with strong definition from every angle. The crown has a faceted profile, a multifaceted cut at the apex that gives the bead a slightly angular silhouette rather than a smooth dome, visible in the crown-up shots. This is a feature of the form, not a flaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBead B\u003c\/strong\u003e (right in pair shots): The same warm terracotta-to-reddish-brown ground, but the banding is a softer dark brown, with lower contrast between band and ground, giving the motif a more integrated look. Bead B's crown has the same multifaceted cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn these ovoid beads, the tiger tooth banding wraps the full surface without interruption. Because there is no fixed axis, the diagonal bands shift continuously as the bead is turned: a downward-sweeping chevron from one face becomes a rising arc from another. Images 3 through 7 show multiple rotations of both beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photo (Image 2) shows the bloodspots at close range. The cream-to-pale-peach zone shows a dense field of fine warm gold-brown to russet-orange micro-dots, small and tightly packed, concentrated at the centre with scatter outward toward the edges. These are natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions within the agate. No cracks or chips are visible from any of the six photo angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tiger tooth (tasso) is one of the foundational dzi motifs, representing the protective power and grounded courage of the tiger, one of the Four Dignities in Tibetan tradition. The bold diagonal banding is believed to guard the wearer and lend inner strength. At 100–300 years of age, these beads have passed through several generations of wearers before reaching this collection. 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 (Tasso)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bead A: 20.3mm \/ Bead B: 20.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bead A: 14.7mm \/ Bead B: 14.7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ovoid \/ round pair with multifaceted crown profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, 100–300 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks or chips. The multifaceted crown is a feature of the original cut, not damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; warm gold-brown to russet-orange natural cinnabar micro-dots in the cream zones, shown in macro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-062926-TTBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/pairs-sets\"\u003ePairs \u0026amp; Sets\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/round-beads\"\u003eRound Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Tiger Tooth Dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-20mm-300-500yr-at-0426-dw2\"\u003eAntique Round Double Wave Dzi Bead\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-round-tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-ac-021724-tt\"\u003eAncient Round Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead, cool grey-brown agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-pair-of-round-tiger-tooth-dzi-beads-with-extreme-bloodspots\"\u003eNew Pair of Round Tiger Tooth Dzi Beads with Extreme Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-round-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-bead-red-tint\"\u003eNew Round Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead, red tint\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\/how-to-combine-dzi-bead-motifs-bracelet-necklace\"\u003eHow to Combine Dzi Bead Motifs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is described and photographed without retouching, so what you see is exactly what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotos: six unretouched images including a macro bloodspot shot, pair rotations, and drill-end views on a white background.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44008258928806,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20210222_010304_7b685e66-c1d8-4111-8c79-7e86fbe420c7.jpg?v=1788936860"},{"product_id":"new-pair-of-round-tiger-tooth-dzi-beads-with-extreme-bloodspots","title":"Tiger Tooth Motif Pair, 21.9×17.2mm \u0026 20.7×17.2mm, brown-ground agate with bloodspots (N-062926-TTBS2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e🔍 Unretouched photos. 📐 Dimensions verified. ✅ Described from direct observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two beads carry the same motif and the same bloodspots, and one is darker than the other in every photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth beads are natural agate in a deep chocolate-brown to warm plum-brown ground, with a frosted cream-to-lavender-grey speckle across the lighter zones that gives each surface a distinctive dusted quality, as if the stone holds a fine, cool mist within the brown. That pale field is what makes the bloodspots visible at ordinary viewing distance without a lens: the orange-red inclusions read against it the way embers read against ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBead A\u003c\/strong\u003e is the rounder of the two, more spherical in profile. Its ground is darker overall: chocolate-brown dominates most faces, with the frosted lavender-grey speckle in the mid-zones. The tiger tooth banding reads as deep sweeping curves across a mostly dark surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBead B\u003c\/strong\u003e is the more elongated of the pair, taller and more ovoid. Its pale cream-white to lavender-grey zones are more prominent, giving the tiger tooth bands higher contrast, and its bloodspots are the most vivid of the pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a spherical or ovoid form, the tiger tooth motif has no fixed orientation; the diagonal bands re-read continuously as the bead is turned. Both beads reward slow handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspots on these beads are among the most densely distributed in our new dzi. The macro photo shows the cream-white zone at close range: a field of vivid orange-red to brick-red pinpoint dots across the whole pale ground, individual and distinct, sitting within the stone just below the surface. These are natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions within the agate. No cracks or chips are visible from any of the seven photo angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are new beads, crafted within the last 20 years from natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tiger tooth (tasso) is one of the foundational dzi motifs, representing the strength, protection, and grounded courage of the tiger, one of the Four Dignities in Tibetan symbolism. The bold diagonal banding is believed to guard the wearer and lend inner strength. On round beads the motif wraps the entire surface, offering its protection from every direction. 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 (Tasso)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bead A: 21.9mm \/ Bead B: 20.7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bead A: 17.2mm \/ Bead B: 17.2mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round \/ ovoid pair; Bead A more spherical, Bead B more elongated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e New, crafted within the last 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks or chips; standard drilling on both beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extreme; vivid orange-red to brick-red natural cinnabar throughout the cream-white zones of both beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e N-062926-TTBS2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\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 | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/pairs-sets\"\u003ePairs \u0026amp; Sets\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Tiger Tooth Dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-tiger-tooth-dzi-pair-bloodspots-n-062426-ttbs\"\u003eNew Tiger Tooth Dzi Pair with Bloodspots, barrel form\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-round-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-bead-red-tint\"\u003eNew Round Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead, rose-red\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/pair-of-antique-round-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-beads-with-bloodspots\"\u003ePair of Antique Round Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-round-tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-ac-021724-tt\"\u003eAncient Round Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead\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\/how-to-combine-dzi-bead-motifs-bracelet-necklace\"\u003eHow to Combine Dzi Bead Motifs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is described and photographed without retouching, so what you see is exactly what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotos: seven unretouched images including individual rotations of each bead, pair shots, and one macro bloodspot image on a white background.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44008388853926,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20200318_023223_1e8a0d87-bc38-4300-a69c-4873c0fe29b8.jpg?v=1788936915"},{"product_id":"antique-tibetan-tiger-tooth-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-052526-tabs","title":"Antique Tibetan Tiger Tooth (Tasso) Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 29.9mm × 12.3mm (At-052526-TaBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif on this bead does not announce itself with a bold graphic. It works differently — through the movement of the agate itself. The Tasso Motif, known also as the Tiger Tooth Motif, the Horse Tooth Motif, or the Wave Motif depending on tradition and region, is defined by a sinuous, tooth-like sweep of colour that rides across the bead's body. Here, that sweep is rendered in the bead's own natural banding: warm reddish-orange tones curve and cut against a deep grey-black centre zone, forming the characteristic Tasso arc without any applied decoration. The motif is the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan belief, the Tasso Motif is associated with strength and courage — qualities historically prized in a portable talisman worn during travel, trade, or hardship. The tiger tooth reading, specifically, carries additional associations with protection and ferocity. That this bead carries those associations through its natural patterning rather than an etched or treated design gives it a particular quiet authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes this bead remarkable is the bloodspots.\u003c\/strong\u003e They are not uniform. Under standard photography they appear as warm orange-red concentrations within the natural banding at the ends of the bead. Under the macro lens — as you can see in the close-up images — the bloodspot zones reveal two distinct characters. One shows deep red-brown layered striations, dense and directional. The other reveals a scattered field of cinnabar micro-dots distributed across warm amber agate, concentrated near the drill hole. No two bloodspot formations on any bead are alike; these are natural inclusions formed within the stone, not decorative choices, and genuine bloodspots are among the most prized features a dzi can carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead measures \u003cstrong\u003e29.9mm × 12.3mm\u003c\/strong\u003e — a solid, hand-filling size with a nicely tapered barrel form. The agate is natural high-quality stone. Condition is excellent: no cracks. Fine surface weathering marks and minor contact digs are present and are, as always with pieces of this age, part of the authentic record of the bead's life. This bead is estimated to be between \u003cstrong\u003e300 and 500 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tasso (Tiger Tooth \/ Horse Tooth \/ Wave Motif) \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29.9 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.3 mm \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; natural weathering marks present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — visible at both ends; cinnabar micro-dot inclusions visible under macro \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-052526-TaBS \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may also like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eAntique Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Motif Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e — At-0426-HGEG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi, Amber-on-Black\u003c\/a\u003e — At-0426-HE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tasso Motif has been interpreted across centuries as a symbol of the tiger's tooth, the horse's strength, and the ocean's wave. Whatever tradition you read it through, what this bead holds is real: genuine aged agate, genuine bloodspots, genuine time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#TassoDzi #TigerToothDzi #AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DziBead #BloodspotDzi #NaturalAgate #TibetanJewelry #DziCollector #AncientDziShop #AuthenticDzi #TibetanAmulet #HorseToothDzi #WaveMotifDzi #AgateBead #At052526TaBS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44030699372710,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/antique_tasso_motif_dzi_bead_with_bloodspots_2.jpg?v=1788940381"},{"product_id":"antique-prajna-dharma-eye-chalcedony-dzi-49-4mm-at-061926-pdebs","title":"Prajna Dharma Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, 49.4×12.8mm, Translucent Warm Brown Chalcedony (At-061926-PDEBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHold this bead up to the light and it does something an agate dzi cannot: it glows. The backlit photograph (Image 8) shows the whole body lit from within, a warm golden-amber light running the full length of the stone, with the scroll motif as dark lines against it. This bead is chalcedony rather than agate — a more finely crystalline stone that is naturally more translucent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif is the Prajna Dharma Eye (般若法眼). Despite the name, there is no separate eye ring. The design is built from flowing, interlocking scrolls: tight spiral curls unwinding into broader S-curves, small triangular accents at the line ends, and vertical stripe dividers framing the scrollwork on each side. Face A carries a single dominant spiral with an open C-curve beside it; Face B a tighter double spiral running into a longer S-wave. The two faces share a vocabulary without repeating each other — curve resolving into curve, nothing closed, nothing static.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ordinary light the warm brown ground looks much like agate, but the backlit image reveals its depth, and that inner luminosity gives the cream-white lines a gentle softness at their edges. The lines show fine age micro-cracking, visible in the close-up photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e The close-up photographs (Images 9 and 10) show natural cinnabar (朱砂) inclusions within the stone — small rust-brown specks scattered within the warm brown bands. They are light and sparse rather than dense, a quiet natural feature; the translucency is this bead's real centrepiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end caps are warm honey-tan, smooth and rounded, with small neat drill holes. The surface is high-gloss throughout. No cracks, no chips — excellent condition for its age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the only Prajna Dharma Eye dzi in the collection, and our only chalcedony focal bead with a scroll motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Prajna Dharma Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name comes from Prajna — the transcendent wisdom that sees the true nature of reality beyond appearances, central to Mahayana Buddhism. The Dharma Eye is the capacity to see things as they really are, free of illusion and attachment. A dzi with this motif is worn less as a protective charm than as a support for insight: for those seeking clarity, discernment and deeper understanding. The flowing scrollwork is part of the meaning — wisdom is rarely shown as fixed. It unfolds gradually, much as this translucent stone reveals more the longer you look at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prajna Dharma Eye (般若法眼); interlocking scroll and spiral design across two faces, framed by vertical stripe dividers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 49.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated fusiform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural chalcedony, warm brown and semi-translucent (shown backlit); cream-white motif lines; honey-tan end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, estimated 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent; no cracks or chips; fine age micro-cracking in the motif lines; high-gloss surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Light; sparse rust-brown cinnabar specks seen under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-061926-PDEBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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-two-eye-treasure-vase-dzi-translucent-chalcedony-at-061826-2etv\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Treasure Vase Dzi, Translucent Chalcedony (At-061826-2ETV)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-leaf-bodhi-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-101624-flb\"\u003eAntique Four Leaf Bodhi Dzi with Bloodspots (At-101624-FLB)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-bloodspot-inclusions-200-400yr-at-052526-ws\"\u003eAntique Wave and Stripe Dzi with Bloodspots (At-052526-WS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-dharma-conch-four-eye-dzi-52-8mm-ac-061926-dc4e\"\u003eAncient Dharma Conch Four Eye Dzi (Ac-061926-DC4E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/where-do-dzi-beads-come-from-origin-history-mystery\"\u003eWhere Do Dzi Beads Come From?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dzi keep their secrets in the dark. This one gives them up in the light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44216647778470,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/real_Antique_Tibetan_Prajna_Dharma_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_-_1.jpg?v=1788940534"},{"product_id":"ancient-dharma-conch-four-eye-dzi-52-8mm-ac-061926-dc4e","title":"Dharma Conch \u0026 Four Eye Dzi, 52.8×13.4mm, Deep Warm Dark Grey-Brown Agate (Ac-061926-DC4E)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conch scroll on this bead does not read as an abstract line. It reads as a shell — a tight clockwise curl at the apex that opens and sweeps into a long, flowing S-curve, the entire form drawn in a single continuous cream-white line across the dark grey-brown ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo faces of this bead carry the Dharma Conch scroll. The remaining two carry the eyes — a pair of fully closed concentric ring eyes on each, four eyes total. What makes the composition unusual is the relationship between the two motifs: the conch is a sound, a proclamation, an outward signal; the eye is an inward awareness. This bead holds both on opposite faces, and neither subordinates the other. Turn it and the scroll becomes the focus. Turn it again and it disappears, replaced by two eyes looking back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eye faces carry two fully closed concentric ring eyes each, side by side. The outer rings are cream-white, bold and even. The interiors are warm honey-brown — the natural agate ground revealed within each ring, warmer in tone than the surrounding dark grey-brown field. Vertical cream-white stripe dividers flank the eye pairs at each side. The upper and lower boundaries of the face carry a subtle wave edge. On the second eye face (Image 8), the cream-white rings are slightly softer in edge definition — consistent with hand-applied ancient etching where the etching penetration varies microscopically across the surface. The two eye faces are not identical, and they were never meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conch scroll faces (Images 7 and 9) are also not mirrors of each other. On one face the spiral curl sits at the top, the sweep below; on the other, the orientation is inverted. The cream-white line of the scroll varies in brightness along its length — brighter where the etching was deeper, fading to warm beige where the process met the agate at a shallower angle. This tonal variation within a single motif line is characteristic of ancient alkaline-etched work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground of this bead is deep warm dark grey-brown agate — confirmed across all flat-lit photographs. It is not pitch-black and not chocolate-brown. It sits between those registers: cooler than the warm chocolates of the twelve-eye and nine-eye beads in this collection, warmer and more nuanced than a true grey-black. The surface finish is semi-matte to matte, with a broad silvery reflective band visible across the centre in direct light — an optical characteristic of the agate itself, not a treatment or polish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e The microscope photograph (Image 6) documents sub-surface cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) bloodspot inclusions within a cream-white zone of this bead. Cinnabar — mercuric sulfide — occurs as a natural inclusion in the stone itself; it cannot be added to a bead, and it is prized in Tibetan tradition for its auspicious associations, though on its own it does not establish a bead's age. On this bead, the bloodspot inclusions present as golden-yellow to warm orange-gold micro-dots rather than the rust-red or vermilion seen in other beads in this collection. This golden-orange cinnabar variant is a function of oxidation state and agate composition. The inclusions are discrete, sub-surface, scattered in a loose constellation across the cream field, with approximately fifteen to twenty individual dots visible in the documented zone alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancient four-eye Ac-080425-4E carries square-framed eyes with a key-fret connector on a warm chocolate-brown ground at 800–1,000 years. Ac-061926-DC4E carries fully closed concentric ring eyes paired with Dharma Conch scrolls on a deep warm dark grey-brown ground at 500–700 years — a different motif combination, a different ground colour, a different age range, and an unusual golden-orange presentation of bloodspot cinnabar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Dharma Conch \u0026amp; Four Eye Motif\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dharma Conch (法螺, fǎ luó; also Shankha in Sanskrit) is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism. The conch shell, when blown, produces a sound understood as the proclamation of the dharma — the fearless announcement of truth that cuts through confusion and awakens those who hear it. In dzi iconography, the conch scroll motif carries this same resonance: it is not a decorative element but a symbol of sound, teaching, and the spreading of enlightened understanding across all directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four-eye motif (四眼天珠, sì yǎn tiānzhū) provides protective awareness in all four directions simultaneously. Combined with the Dharma Conch, the bead holds both the sound that goes out and the awareness that watches: proclamation and perception united in a single ancient object. In the Tibetan understanding of sacred beads, such combinations are not coincidental — they reflect the intentionality of whoever commissioned or consecrated the bead during the centuries it has been in use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dharma Conch Four Eye (法螺四眼, fǎ luó sì yǎn); two lateral faces each carry a flowing S-curve conch scroll in continuous cream-white line; two lateral faces each carry two fully closed concentric ring eyes with warm honey-brown interiors; vertical cream-white stripe dividers on all faces; conch scroll orientation inverted between the two scroll faces\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 52.8mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.4mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated fusiform; slightly asymmetric taper — broader at centre, narrowing more acutely toward one tip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; deep warm dark grey-brown ground; cream-white to warm beige motif lines (tonal variation along scroll lines consistent with ancient alkaline etching); warm honey-brown end caps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500–700 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; no chips; no medicine digs; no pinholes; semi-matte to matte surface with broad optical reflection band in direct light (natural agate characteristic); both drill holes clean and intact\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — sub-surface cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) micro-dot inclusions documented in macro microscope photograph; golden-yellow to warm orange-gold colour variant; discrete scattered constellation pattern in cream-white zone; approximately 15–20 dots visible in documented field alone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ac-061926-DC4E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eAncient Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may also like\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the other ancient four-eye bead in this collection: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-four-eye-dzi-square-framed-warm-brown-ac-080425-4e\"\u003eAc-080425-4E\u003c\/a\u003e (49.5×12.6mm, square-framed eyes, key-fret connector, 800–1,000 years) — a different eye form and entirely different secondary motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor other bloodspot beads, compare \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-tiger-tooth-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-052526-tabs\"\u003eAt-052526-TaBS\u003c\/a\u003e (antique Tasso with surface bloodspots) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-bloodspot-inclusions-200-400yr-at-052526-ws\"\u003eAt-052526-WS\u003c\/a\u003e (wave \u0026amp; stripe with bloodspots). For the densest cinnabar field in the collection, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-v-061026-6ettbs\"\u003eV-061026-6ETTBS\u003c\/a\u003e (pervasive saturation — sandy-peach ground tinted by cinnabar throughout).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor another ancient bead carrying scroll\/wave connector elements alongside eye motifs, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-three-eye-dzi-pitch-black-blue-toned-eye-ac-030525-3e\"\u003eAc-030525-3E\u003c\/a\u003e (500–700 years, wave connector bands, cinnabar sub-surface influence).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the blog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-four-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Four-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne face announces. The other watches. Both have been doing this for five centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44217194053798,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Dharma_Conch_Four_Eye_-_-_Bloodspot_4.jpg?v=1788940576"},{"product_id":"ancient-one-eye-mountain-dzi-bloodspots-1500-2000yr-anc-0426-1emt","title":"Ancient One Eye \u0026 Mountain Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots (Anc-0426-1EMt)","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 mountain motif is one of the most ancient and least common of all dzi configurations, and this bead carries it alongside the eye. One side presents the classic single eye, its white oval ring and dark centre looking outward with the quiet authority of something made to be worn close to the body for a lifetime. Turn it over and the mountain motif appears: the paired arch forms that have represented elevation, sanctuary, and spiritual protection across Himalayan and Central Asian traditions for a very long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eancient dzi bead\u003c\/a\u003e estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 years old, and its age is written into the surface. Under macro photography, the whole body shows dense micro-pitting, the kind of surface change that comes with great age. The white zones are no longer bright; they have settled into a warm, muted cream. The dark ground has deepened to an almost black-brown, rich and full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond its two motifs, the bead carries natural cinnabar bloodspots. In the macro photographs they appear as warm red-brown concentrations within the eye ring, scattered through the white stripe zones, and beneath the micro-pitted dark field. Bloodspot dzi are treasured across Tibetan, Chinese, and Southeast Asian collecting traditions for their beauty and auspicious red colour. Browse more in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or 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\u003eThe bead is torpedo-shaped with a slightly asymmetric taper, wider at one end and narrowing toward the drill tip, a natural asymmetry typical of hand-worked beads. Both drill holes are intact and aged. The surface along the ridge shows the fine micro-abrasion that builds up from long cord wear against skin. The patina is seamless across the whole surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Eye and Mountain (山形一眼)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient, 1,500–2,000 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present; natural cinnabar inclusions, shown in macro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSurface condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Micro-pitting throughout; patina intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrill holes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both ends intact, aged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anc-0426-1EMt\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\u003cp\u003eA one eye dzi is traditionally associated with clarity of vision, focus, and the removal of obstacles. The mountain motif adds meaning rooted in elevation and protection, the mountain as the stable ground beneath spiritual practice. Together on one bead they make a combination rarely seen. 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\u003cp\u003eThis bead has been photographed from all angles and under macro magnification so you can assess every detail of the surface, motif, patina, and bloodspots before purchasing. Nothing has been altered, enhanced, or staged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCompanion One Eye and Bloodspot Beads\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-carnelian-two-eye-heaven-gate-tiger-tooth-dzi-ac-083126-2ehgtt\"\u003eAncient Two Eye, Heaven Gate and Tiger Tooth Carnelian Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-500-800-years-ac-073026-2e\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Dzi, pitch-black and tan agate, 500–800 years\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-natural-one-eye-dzi-bead-blue-grey-gold-banded-agate-59mm-at-n-080426-1e\"\u003eAntique Natural One Eye Dzi, blue-grey and gold banded agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-banded-agate-38mm-at-080426-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, banded agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-one-eye-swastika-yungdrung-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-072326-1eswbs\"\u003eAntique One Eye and Yungdrung Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew and vintage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/natural-one-eye-dzi-bead-pitch-black-beige-banded-agate-54mm-n-n-080426-1e5\"\u003eNatural One Eye Dzi, pitch-black and beige banded agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/natural-one-eye-dzi-bead-blue-grey-banded-agate-50mm-n-n-071426-1e4\"\u003eNatural One Eye Dzi, blue-grey and olive banded agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-one-eye-mountain-motif-dzi-bead-v-070226-oem\"\u003eVintage One Eye and Mountain Dzi, 1980s Taiwan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44218028458150,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/One_Eye_Mountain_Dzi_-_-_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788940585"},{"product_id":"new-two-eye-motif-dzi-bead-n-062426-2e","title":"Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 37.7×13.0mm, Pitch-Black, Open C-Ring Eyes (N-062426-2E)","description":"\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeither eye on this bead closes — and that open construction is visible on both faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost two-eye dzi carry a pair of concentric rings: outer circle, inner pupil, done. Both eyes on this bead are open C-rings — the outer frame sweeps around but does not complete its circuit. Face A carries an eye where the C-ring opens toward the right, with a warm peach-brown interior where the pupil sits. Face C carries an eye where the outer ring hooks open at the top right, again leaving a gap in the circuit. Two eyes, two faces, and on neither of them does the motif fully close. The construction gives both eyes a spiralling, dynamic quality that a clean closed ring doesn't carry — each eye reads as movement arrested mid-turn rather than as a completed form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground is pitch-black — confirmed from white-background photography across all four flat-lit shots. This is among the most deeply saturated black grounds in the new dzi range, with no warm undertone and no visible banding. Against it, the motif lines read as a warm peach-cream — not white, not cool cream, but a distinctly peachy-warm tone that carries through every eye ring, stripe, and connector line on all four faces. That warmth may reflect fine cinnabar within the stone, but no individual bloodspots resolve in the available images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is high-gloss throughout — among the glossiest grounds in the new dzi range, with a mirror-smooth black that catches a silver-white highlight line along the bead's crown in Images 2 and 4. The form is a compact fusiform — shorter and proportionally wider than most of the other new dzi pieces, at 37.7×13.0mm. The connector faces (Images 3 and 5) carry angular stepped and diagonal elements rather than wave forms, giving this bead's negative faces a more architectural, geometric character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo cracks, chips, or surface damage observed in any of the six photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Eye Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Two Eye dzi (雙眼天珠) is associated in Tibetan tradition with harmony between paired presences — partners, colleagues, any two forces that must find balance within a shared space. It is one of the most personal of the eye-count motifs, its pairing read as complementarity rather than multiplication. The two-eye dzi has been used in household and workplace devotional practice as a support for mutual understanding and cooperative relationship, making it among the most practically oriented of the protective dzi forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif\u003c\/strong\u003e — Two Eye (雙眼天珠); open C-ring construction on both eye faces; angular stepped connector faces; warm peach-cream motif lines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e — 37.7mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e — 13.0mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e — Compact fusiform; broadly symmetric taper; pitch-black tips at both ends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e — Agate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate\u003c\/strong\u003e — New (within last 20 years)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e — No cracks, chips, or surface damage observed; high-gloss surface throughout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/strong\u003e — None individually visible; warm peach-orange tone in the motif zones; no macro documentation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID\u003c\/strong\u003e — N-062426-2E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Other new two-eye dzi in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-two-eye-motif-dzi-cream-ground-n062126-2e2\"\u003eNew Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 58.4×13.7mm, Cream-Ground Agate (N-062126-2E2)\u003c\/a\u003e — Sold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Ancient two-eye dzi in the collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-natural-formed-eye-reddish-brown-agate-ac-090326-2e\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif, 28.8×11.7mm, warm reddish-brown agate (Ac-090326-2E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $6,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-companion-ac-073026-2e2\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif, 34.3×11.8mm, Pitch-Black \u0026amp; Cream-Beige Agate, Ancient (Ac-073026-2E2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $10,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-two-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Two-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/what-gives-dzi-beads-value-and-what-to-be-careful-of\"\u003eWhat Gives Dzi Beads Their Value \u0026amp; What to Avoid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed without retouching or digital enhancement. The colour, surface, and condition shown are those of the actual piece you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll 6 product images are unretouched. Lighting may affect colour rendering; please refer to the white-background shots for the most accurate ground colour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44326766837926,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/New_Two_Eye_Dzi_with_Minor_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788940639"},{"product_id":"vintage-heaven-earth-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-082123-hebs","title":"Heaven \u0026 Earth Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 36.7×10.6mm, Dark Brown Agate (V-082123-HEBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery piece hand-inspected and accurately described. All photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe circle on this bead is not decorative, and under magnification the cream zone that frames it is scattered with individual orange-red dots that read almost as a second pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage Taiwan dzi, crafted in the 1980s from high-quality natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique. The ground is two-zone: warm chestnut reddish-brown at the drilled tips, clearly visible in the angled end shots, deepening to a rich dark brown through the body. The Heaven and Earth motif is boldly drawn, with a large oval cream ring on the main face and the stepped square Earth composition on the reverse. On the circle face, the broad cream ring frames a deep dark oval centre, giving the bead a focal, almost eye-like presence; on the square face, the stepped cream lines spread across the full width in a more geometric arrangement. The two faces look substantially different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cream zones carry a warm ivory tone softened by over four decades of age. Surface marks are visible along the middle of the bead, consistent with vintage wear, disclosed here as found. No cracks are visible in any of the white-background photos. The drill channel is clean at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree macro photographs show natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions in remarkable clarity across the cream zones. They appear as vivid individual pinpoint dots, orange-red to vermilion, among the most saturated in our vintage beads, scattered broadly across the Heaven circle, the cream bars, and the boundaries between cream and dark ground. Some read bright orange-red, others deeper crimson, evenly scattered without any one dense cluster. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Heaven and Earth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heaven and Earth motif pairs the circle (Heaven, 天) with the square (Earth, 地) to express the unity of complementary opposites, the balance of the celestial and the earthly. It is traditionally associated with harmony, the removal of obstacles, and the flow of wealth and good fortune, and has long been a favourite in business, where the balance of heaven and earth is understood as what allows prosperity to take hold. 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 Heaven and Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36.7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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; surface marks around the middle consistent with vintage age; no cracks visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; vivid orange-red to vermilion natural cinnabar pinpoints scattered throughout the cream zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-082123-HEBS\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\u003eCompanion vintage bloodspot dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-102723-6ebs\"\u003eVintage Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, pitch-black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-eight-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092924-8ebs\"\u003eVintage Eight Eye Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-garuda-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-091424-garudabs\"\u003eVintage Garuda Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-090924-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (II)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs2\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (III)\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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage Heaven and Earth dzi with a warm two-zone dark brown ground, boldly drawn cream composition, and some of the most vividly coloured bloodspots among our vintage beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. White-background shots show true colour; macro shots show the bloodspots at close range.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44361436758182,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Vintage_Taiwan_Heaven_Earth_Dzi_with_Bloodspot_inclusions_4_8649a02d-3cce-40bc-a55e-a620807f3885.jpg?v=1788940664"},{"product_id":"ancient-single-stripe-chung-dzi-bloodspots-pitch-black-white-ac-061426-1schungbs","title":"Single Stripe Chung Dzi with Bloodspots, 31.4 × 9.6mm, pitch-black and white, calcified end (Ac-061426-1SChungBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two ends of this bead have lived different lives, and the photographs show exactly what that means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left end cap is bright white, smooth, polished and intact — the original surface preserved. The right end tells the opposite story: a deep mosaic of calcification, raised cream-white mineral deposits cracked into a tortoiseshell network across the whole right face and end cap. Both ends are shown fully (Images 2–4 and 9–10). One end preserved, one transformed by time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the calcified zone, the close-ups (Images 2 and 3) show small reddish-brown dots near the boundary with the dark body. These are natural cinnabar (朱砂) bloodspot inclusions within the agate — several clearly visible as distinct vermilion to reddish-brown spots. The calcification has partly framed them, making them easier to see than they would be on an unweathered surface. Bloodspots are a natural feature of the stone and add to its appeal, though they are not in themselves proof of age. See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central body is a deep, saturated pitch-black with no brown undertone (Images 5–8), high-gloss and polished all the way around. The single stripe Chung design reads as one long dark band across most of the bead, between the white left cap and the calcified right cap. On the left the white fades softly into black (Image 7); on the right the calcification blurs the boundary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is a short, wide barrel rather than a tapered spindle: near-parallel sides, flat end faces and an even round cross-section. At 31.4mm × 9.6mm it is compact and dense in the hand — a distinctive ancient form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe right drill hole sits within the calcification (Image 4) but remains centred and usable. The left drill hole (Image 10) shows a warm yellowish-tan interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Single Stripe Chung Dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chung dzi (瓊珠) is the striped family of the dzi tradition, where a dark body against white ends creates the stripe. One dark band between two white ends is the simplest Chung form: a single, undivided statement. The single stripe stands for the unbroken line — success that does not pause and a path that holds its direction. With Chung dzi, the number of stripes is a matter of character, not strength; the right bead is the one that pleases its owner. The calcification here is not damage but the surface record of the bead's long history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single stripe Chung (一條瓊珠); pitch-black central band between a white left cap and a calcified right cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Short, wide barrel with flat end faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; pitch-black body, bright white left cap, heavily calcified right cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient, estimated 1,500–2,000 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extensive mosaic calcification on the right end (Images 2, 3, 4, 9); right drill hole intact; minor surface mark on the left cap near the hole (Image 8); no cracks or medicine digs; body and left cap intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Light; distinct reddish-brown cinnabar dots within the right cap area (Images 2 and 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ac-061426-1SChungBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eAncient Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/chung-dzi\"\u003eChung Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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\/chung-dzi-cuosi-tianzu-natural-bicolour-agate-at-020726-chung\"\u003eAntique Single Stripe Chung Dzi, Natural Bicolour Agate (At-020726-Chung)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-single-stripe-chung-dzi-heibai-belly-ac-061526-1sbw\"\u003eAncient Single Stripe Chung Dzi, Belly Form (Ac-061526-1SBW)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-seven-stripe-chung-dzi-dark-brown-agate-scratches-ac-080620-7schung\"\u003eAncient Seven Stripe Chung Dzi, Dark Brown (Ac-080620-7SChung)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-seven-stripe-chung-dzi-grey-black-ac-101922-7schung\"\u003eAncient Seven Stripe Chung Dzi, Grey-Black (Ac-101922-7SChung)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-at-053126-ws2\"\u003eAntique Wave Stripe Dzi Bead (At-053126-WS2)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/chung-dzi-meaning-striped-dzi-guide\"\u003eChung Dzi Meaning: The Striped Dzi 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\"\u003eReal vs Fake Dzi Beads: The Collector's Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne stripe. One end preserved, one end transformed by time. Both photographed exactly as they are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391406633126,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Ancient_Single_Stripe_Chung_with_Bloodspots_-_Tso_Dzi_-_4.jpg?v=1788940689"},{"product_id":"antique-three-diamond-eye-dzi-57-5mm-at-061926-3de2","title":"Three Diamond Eye Dzi, 57.5×13.9mm, Deep Warm Dark Brown Agate (At-061926-3DE2)","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\u003eBefore the eye was a circle, it was a diamond. The three motif elements on this bead are not rounded concentric rings. They are pointed lozenge forms, angular where a standard eye is curved, and that angularity is not a stylistic choice particular to this piece. It is understood in dzi tradition as the earlier form, the precursor the rounded eye is thought to have developed from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach diamond eye carries a warm cream-white pointed-oval frame enclosing a warm dark-to-medium brown interior, the natural agate ground showing through within the angular boundary. The three diamonds sit on alternating faces around the bead, with the faces between them carrying a different element entirely: a flowing horizontal wave band in the same warm cream-white, running across the upper portion of the face while the dark ground dominates below. The diamonds do not repeat identically; the second eye reads marginally more elongated than the first, a small variation consistent with hand-etching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground throughout is deep warm dark brown to near-black, as the white-background photographs show. Fine age micro-pitting is visible across the dark zones, with a noticeably denser concentration around each diamond eye, exactly where centuries of handling would leave the most contact wear. The end caps at both tips are warm tan to warm reddish-brown, and the drill holes are small, neat, and centred, with a warm reddish interior visible at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is a long, gently tapering elongated fusiform. At 57.5mm it is one of the longer beads in this collection, and that length gives the three-diamond, three-wave sequence room to unfold gradually around the bead rather than compressing into a tight cluster. The high-gloss surface holds the light cleanly along the full run of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bead carries light natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions, though not at a level prominent enough to list it as a bloodspot dzi. It is disclosed here as part of the bead's complete description rather than presented as a defining feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the agate three eye beads in this collection, this is the only one carrying the angular diamond eye form; the others carry rounded concentric rings or octagonal frames. The collection's other diamond eye pieces are ancient carnelian beads with faceted cross-sections, entirely different in material and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Three Diamond Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three eye motif (三眼天珠, sān yǎn tiānzhū) carries its familiar associations with happiness, success, and longevity, however the eye itself is rendered. What distinguishes this bead is the form of the eye: the diamond, or lozenge, considered by collectors to represent an earlier stage in the visual development of the motif, angular, pointed and geometrically simpler than the rounded concentric ring that became the more common rendering. A bead carrying the diamond form preserves a more archaic visual language, a glimpse of the eye motif before it became the circle most collectors recognise today. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-three-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Diamond Eye (三眼天珠, diamond precursor form); three pointed-lozenge eyes on alternating faces, each with a warm cream-white frame and warm dark-to-medium brown interior; flowing horizontal wave bands between them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 57.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated fusiform, gently tapering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; deep warm dark brown to near-black ground; warm cream-white to warm tan motif lines; warm tan to warm reddish-brown end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent; no cracks, no chips, no structural damage; fine age micro-pitting across the dark ground, denser around the eyes; high-gloss surface; both drill holes small and neat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light natural cinnabar inclusions; not listed as a bloodspot dzi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-061926-3DE2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRelated Three Eye and Diamond Eye Dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique agate three eye dzi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-warm-reddish-brown-agate-50mm-at-090326-3e4\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 50.8mm, warm reddish-brown agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-dark-brown-black-agate-50mm-at-090226-3e3\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 50.0mm, dark brown and black agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-brown-black-agate-48mm-at-090226-3e2\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 48.4mm, dark agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-black-agate-50mm-at-090626-3e5\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 50.7mm, black agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique three eye with companion motifs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-46-2mm-at-061926-3ett\"\u003eAntique Three Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi, pitch-black agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-earth-gate-bloodspot-dzi-43-2mm-at-061926-3eeg\"\u003eAntique Three Eye and Earth Gate Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-guru-rinpoche-paraphernalia-dzi-bead-37mm-at-071426-3egrp\"\u003eAntique Three Eye and Guru Rinpoche Paraphernalia Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiamond eye forms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-2000-years-ac-070926-3de\"\u003eAncient Three Diamond Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi, 2,000+ years\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-three-diamond-spear-agate-dzi-ac-062426-3ds\"\u003eAncient Three Diamond Spear Agate Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-053126-3dett\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew and vintage three eye dzi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-three-eye-motif-dzi-bead-n-062426-3e2\"\u003eNew Three Eye Dzi, 57.9mm, near-black ground\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-three-eye-taiwan-dzi-bead-1980s-cream-black-v-071126-3e\"\u003eVintage Three Eye Taiwan Dzi, 1980s, cream and pitch-black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-three-eye-motif-agate-dzi-compact-multicolour-n-062226-3e\"\u003eNew Three Eye Dzi, 26.2mm, multicolour agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/three-eye-dzi-bracelet-black-agate-turquoise-gold-n-060726-3e-br\"\u003eThree Eye Dzi Bracelet with Black Agate and Turquoise\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\/the-three-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\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\"\u003eReal vs. Fake Dzi Beads: The Collector's Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is what the eye looked like before it learned to be round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44479437897894,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Ancient_Tibetan_Three_Diamond_Eye_Dzi_Bead_-_Eye-In-Eye_1.jpg?v=1788940763"},{"product_id":"vintage-six-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-102723-6ebs","title":"Six Eye Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 37.8×13.7mm, Pitch-Black Agate (V-102723-6EBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery piece hand-inspected and accurately described. All photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six eyes on this bead sit against a pitch-black ground, and under magnification the cream zones that frame each one are not empty at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage Taiwan dzi, crafted in the 1980s from natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique. The ground is pitch-black across all four faces in flat-lit white-background photography, a consistent deep black through the body, though both drilled ends show a warm brown tone at the tip. The six eyes are laid out three per face, with wave-form connecting lines running across the other faces between the eyes, so the composition changes depending on which face you look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is smooth and well polished, with the high gloss typical of quality 1980s Taiwan work across both the dark ground and the cream motif. No cracks or chips are visible in any of the photos. The drill channel is clean at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photographs show natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions clearly throughout this bead. They appear as orange to rust-red micro-dots scattered across the cream motif zones: within the cream eye rings, along the wave connecting lines, and at the boundaries where cream meets the pitch-black ground. They are consistent in colour and size, broadly dispersed rather than clustered. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Six Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Six Eye motif is one of the most spiritually significant dzi designs in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, associated with release from suffering and the cycles of samsara, the improvement of bodily and spiritual wellbeing, and protection against misfortune. Its six eyes are linked with the Six Realms of existence in Buddhist cosmology. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-six-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Six Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six Eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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 Excellent; no cracks or chips visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; natural cinnabar micro-dots throughout the cream eye rings and connecting lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-102723-6EBS\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\u003cp\u003eIts companion piece: the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-v-061026-6ettbs\"\u003eVintage Six Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi with Extreme Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e, 49.1×12.3mm, longer and slimmer, with its own bloodspot character.\u003c\/p\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\/the-six-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Six Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pitch-black vintage Six Eye with natural cinnabar running through every cream zone on the bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. White-background shots show true colour; macro shots show the bloodspots at close range.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44511086510246,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Vintage_Taiwan_Six_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1_6046553a-8a3e-481e-87df-04efd2ad9a22.jpg?v=1788940780"},{"product_id":"antique-three-eye-earth-gate-bloodspot-dzi-43-2mm-at-061926-3eeg","title":"Three Eye \u0026 Earth Gate Dzi with Bloodspots, 43.2×13.1mm, Warm Dark Brown Agate (At-061926-3EEG)","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 pupil on this bead is not warm brown like most eyes in this collection. It is pale, almost milky-white, set within a dark interior, and the macro photograph taken directly over that pale zone (Image 9) shows something more: fine warm orange-rust cinnabar speckling scattered right at the boundary where the pale highlight meets the surrounding dark brown. The bloodspots on this bead are not confined to the connecting bands. They sit within the eye itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition combines two elements across four faces: the eye, and the Earth Gate. Face A carries a single fully closed concentric ring eye (cream-white outer ring, dark brown interior, that distinctive pale pupil) flanked by vertical cream-white stripe bands. A second eye face presents differently: rather than one isolated ring, two smaller circular forms link together in a figure-eight arrangement, in the same cream-white-on-dark-brown. Between the two eye faces sit the Earth Gate connectors, flowing horizontal wave bands that vary from face to face, one a smooth undulation, the other a sharper, stepped zigzag. Four faces, four distinct readings, with vertical stripe bands holding the whole composition together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground is deep warm dark brown agate, with fine age micro-pitting concentrated most densely around the eye, precisely where centuries of handling would leave the clearest trace. The end caps at both tips are warm reddish-brown to terracotta, and the drill holes carry a notably vivid warm orange-red interior colour, more saturated than usual among the agate pieces in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two macro photographs document this bead's natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions. The first (Image 8) shows warm orange-rust micro-speckles along a cream-white stripe band at the boundary with the dark ground. The second (Image 9) shows something less common: cinnabar speckling within the eye's interior, at the edge of the pale pupil. Bloodspots in both the stripe bands and the eye itself make this a clear, visually meaningful bloodspot bead, without so much cinnabar that it dominates the surface. 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\u003eNo other three eye bead in this collection carries Earth Gate elements. The collection's other eye and earth gate combination is a four eye pitch-black bead with a single rectangular gate frame rather than the flowing wave seen here. This bead stands alone in combining three eyes, Earth Gate waves, a pale pupil, vivid terracotta end caps, and bloodspots within the eye itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Three Eye and Earth Gate Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three eye motif (三眼天珠, sān yǎn tiānzhū) carries its traditional associations with happiness, success, and longevity, and here the eye's role is understood through clarity of vision: seeing more truly, which in turn brings success and happiness as natural consequences rather than separate blessings. The Earth Gate (地門, dì mén) adds a second layer to that symbolism: a threshold, a structured passage between states, here rendered not as an enclosed frame but as a flowing wave that connects one eye face to the next. Together, the eye and the gate suggest a bead built around movement and transition. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-three-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Eye and Earth Gate (三眼天珠 + 地門); Face A: single closed concentric ring eye with pale pupil; second eye face: linked double-ring figure-eight; two connecting faces with flowing Earth Gate wave bands (one smooth, one stepped zigzag); vertical cream-white stripe bands frame all four faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43.2mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.1mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated fusiform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; deep warm dark brown ground; cream-white motif lines; warm reddish-brown to terracotta end caps with vivid orange-red drill hole interiors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent; no cracks, no chips, no structural damage; fine age micro-pitting around the eye zones; high-gloss surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, shown in macro photography in two places: natural cinnabar micro-speckles within a cream-white stripe band, and within the eye's interior at the edge of the pale pupil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-061926-3EEG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\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-three-eye-dzi-bead-warm-brown-at-053126-3e\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, warm brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-46-2mm-at-061926-3ett\"\u003eAntique Three Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-dzi-57-5mm-at-061926-3de2\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye Dzi, 57.5mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-eye-earth-gate-dzi-37-7mm-at-061926-4eeg\"\u003eAntique Four Eye and Earth Gate Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-dharma-conch-four-eye-dzi-52-8mm-ac-061926-dc4e\"\u003eAncient Dharma Conch Four Eye 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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-three-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree eyes, two gates, and natural cinnabar held right at the edge of the pupil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44545906639014,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Three_Eye_Earth_Gate_with_Bloodspots_AntD-B-ThEEG-110823_1.jpg?v=1788940831"},{"product_id":"antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-112623-6ebs","title":"Six Eye Dzi, 47.1mm × 12.5mm, deep dark brown, vermilion cinnabar bloodspots, russet end caps (At-112623-6EBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cinnabar on this bead does not appear as dots — it pools at every boundary where white meets dark, staining the motif lines from the inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a plain six-eye dzi with confirmed cinnabar bloodspots — a combination that places it in a specific and desirable position within the collection. The six eyes are distributed symmetrically: three on Face A, three on Face C, with the two intervening faces (B and D) occupied entirely by scroll connector compositions built around a central diamond-lozenge form. The bead must be rotated through all four orientations to be read in full — two faces of eyes, two faces of scroll, the whole composition interlocking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace A (Image 2) presents three open-ring eyes in a single horizontal register, each a white ring with a dark brown centre, separated by the downward-facing scalloped arcs that form the lower connector band. The composition is clean and symmetrical, the white rings full and well-defined against the deep dark cool-brown ground. Face C (Image 4) mirrors this with three more open-ring eyes — slightly crisper in definition, equally well-formed. The ground colour throughout is a deep dark cool-brown — darker and cooler in tone than warm chocolate-brown, without the glassy pitch-black character of the most extreme dark-ground beads in the collection. The white motif lines carry a warm cream-golden tint that becomes the first visual indicator of the cinnabar within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaces B and D (Images 3 and 5) are the scroll faces. Each presents a central diamond-lozenge form — a wide white diamond framed by wavy white borders above and below — on the same deep dark cool-brown ground. These are not transitional elements between the eye faces; they are fully composed faces in their own right, and the warm cinnabar tinting within their white zones is particularly visible in the wider photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end caps (Images 6 and 7) are warm russet-brown — a clearly warmer, lighter tone than the cool-dark body, with clean dome profiles and fine drill holes. This two-tone contrast between the body and end caps is inherent to the agate and adds a visual anchor at both ends of the bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photography (Images 8 and 9) reveals the bloodspot character in full. The cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) — mercuric sulfide occurring as a natural geological inclusion — presents here not as a sparse pinpoint constellation but as a pervasive warm saturation throughout the white zones, with concentrated rust-orange to vermilion pooling at every boundary between white motif and dark ground. The colour is a vivid vermilion: warm, vivid, concentrated at the motif edges and distributed as a golden-orange wash across the white interiors. This type of boundary-concentrated cinnabar distribution — where the inclusion masses at the interface between the etched white zone and the original dark agate — is considered by collectors to reflect deep and genuine geological integration of the mercuric sulfide within the stone matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompared to another six-eye bloodspot bead in the collection, At-082624-6EBS (54.5mm, rose-brown ground, misty low-contrast eyes, matte surface, diffuse cinnabar): this bead is shorter at 47.1mm, carries a significantly darker and cooler ground, has higher-contrast bright white eyes against that dark ground, warm russet-brown rather than rose-brown end caps, and a denser, boundary-concentrated cinnabar character rather than the diffuse surface presence of that bead. The two are genuinely different expressions of the six-eye bloodspot type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Six Eye Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Six Eye dzi (六眼天珠, liù yǎn tiānzhū) is associated in Tibetan Buddhist tradition with release from the six realms of Samsara — the cyclical existence of suffering that encompasses all living beings. Each eye is understood to address one of the six realms, offering the wearer protection and the possibility of liberation from each. The Six Eye is also traditionally associated with wellbeing, the removal of impending misfortune, and the clearing of karmic obstacles. It is among the most spiritually purposeful of the eye-count motifs — not simply protective, but oriented toward liberation itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six Eye (六眼天珠, liù yǎn tiānzhū); all eyes open-ring type with dark brown centres; 3 eyes on Face A, 3 eyes on Face C; Faces B and D are diamond-lozenge scroll connector faces \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47.1mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated spindle, classic proportions, smooth polished surface \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep dark cool-brown agate ground; bright white motif lines with warm cream-golden cinnabar tint; warm russet-brown end caps (inherent two-tone agate colour) \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–500 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; weathering marks and minor surface digs consistent with age \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — dense warm rust-orange to vermilion cinnabar (硃砂) pervasive throughout all white zones; concentrated pooling at motif-to-ground boundaries; golden-orange saturation across white interiors; macro-confirmed in Images 8 \u0026amp; 9 \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-112623-6EBS \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Collection\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYou May Also Like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-rose-brown-matte-at-082624-6ebs\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots (Ant-B-SiE-082624)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,300.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-honey-gold-dark-brown-at-053026-6e\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi Bead, 54.9mm × 12.3mm, Honey-Gold End Caps, Dark Brown Agate (At-053026-6E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $2,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-pitch-black-bold-scroll-at-042925-6e2\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi Bead, 41.4mm × 11.4mm, Pitch-Black Agate, Bold Scroll (At-042925-6E2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $3,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-qing-dynasty-nine-eye-chinese-dzi-300yr-at-0426-9eq\"\u003eAntique Nine Eye Motif Dzi Bead — Rare Qing Dynasty Chinese Dzi (At-0426-9EQ)\u003c\/a\u003e — $4,500.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-eight-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-extreme-bloodspots-at-0426-8ett\"\u003eAntique Eight Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspots | ~500 Years Old (At-0426-8ETT)\u003c\/a\u003e — $4,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlog Links\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-six-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Six-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix eyes, two scroll faces, and cinnabar at every boundary — a bead whose cinnabar colours the stone itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44592787095718,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Six_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788940870"},{"product_id":"antique-eight-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-081624-8e","title":"Eight Eye Dzi, 48.9mm × 13.1mm, warm medium-brown, sandy-beige end caps, bloodspots (At-081624-8E)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the main face of this bead the eight eyes do not form a line — they form a grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace A carries two rows of two open-ring eyes, each pair separated by a vertical stripe and bounded by stripe bands above and below — four eyes in a structured two-by-two arrangement that reads almost like a diagram. The other four eyes are spread across the remaining three faces. Few beads in our collection arrange their eyes this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form matches the design. At 48.9mm × 13.1mm the bead is wide and slightly flattened for its length — a tablet-like barrel rather than a slim spindle — giving each face a broad surface. The ground is a warm, medium tawny-brown, lighter than the deep chocolate or charcoal grounds common in the collection, and the bright white eyes stand out clearly against it. The end caps (Images 5 and 6) are a pale sandy-beige, among the lightest in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the eyes are open rings — a continuous white ring around a warm brown centre. The Face A eyes (Image 1) are the most complete and symmetrical; those on the side faces (Images 2 and 3) show the natural variation of hand-made decoration. The white stripe dividers are crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots and Surface\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe close-ups (Images 7 and 8) show two things the full views cannot. First, the white areas have a deeply weathered, crackled micro-relief, almost crystalline under magnification, consistent with three to five centuries of age. Second, scattered through the white rings and cream areas are fine rust-orange to vermilion pinpoints — natural cinnabar (朱砂) inclusions within the agate. They are sparse, like a scattering of stars, but crisp and clearly coloured. Collectors value bloodspots for their beauty and auspicious associations, though they are not in themselves proof of age. See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface also shows a gently rippling weathered ridge along the spine (Images 2 and 3) and minor digs consistent with long use. No cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Eight Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eight Eye dzi (八眼天珠) is associated with good fortune in all eight directions and with the Eight Auspicious Symbols (八吉祥) of Tibetan Buddhism. It is worn to help the wearer succeed in every endeavour and to remove obstacles from every side — an all-round protector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight Eye (八眼天珠); open-ring eyes, four in a two-by-two grid on Face A and four across the other faces; white stripe dividers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.1mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide, slightly flattened barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm medium-brown agate with white to cream eyes and sandy-beige end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, estimated 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; weathered ridge along the spine; minor digs; crackled micro-relief on the white areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Light; sparse rust-orange to vermilion cinnabar pinpoints (Images 7 and 8)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-081624-8E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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-eight-eye-dzi-bead-53mm-dark-brown-at-080226-8e2\"\u003eAntique Eight Eye Dzi (At-080226-8E2)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-eight-eye-dzi-bead-50mm-dark-brown-at-073126-8e\"\u003eAntique Eight Eye Dzi, Very Dark Brown (At-073026-8E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-honey-gold-dark-brown-at-053026-6e\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Honey-Gold End Caps (At-053026-6E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-five-eye-kubera-dzi-bead-pitch-black-at-072625-5e\"\u003eAntique Five Eye Kubera Dzi (At-072625-5E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-eight-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Eight Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight eyes, eight directions, one bead — a protector with nowhere left uncovered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45735942520998,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Eight_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspot_1.jpg?v=1788941143"},{"product_id":"antique-tibetan-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-bloodspot-inclusions-200-400yr-at-052526-ws","title":"Antique Tibetan Wave \u0026 Stripe Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspot Inclusions, 40.3mm × 11.3mm (At-052526-WS)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCount the stripes on this bead. There are four of them — four clean vertical columns of deep black agate, each one separated from the next by a crisp band of cream-white. Now look at what runs between them horizontally: three wave lines, white against black, each one curving in the same direction, repeating across the body of the bead like a written rhythm. This is the Wave and Stripe Motif — one of the most visually commanding combinations in the Tibetan dzi tradition — and on this particular bead, the execution is unusually precise. The boundaries between black and white are sharp. The wave curves are consistent. At 40.3mm long, the motif has room to fully develop across the bead's surface without compression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Wave Motif is associated with never-ending success — the wave that does not break, that continues forward without stopping. The Stripe Motif is linked to prosperity and forward movement in business and trade. The two together were considered an especially auspicious pairing, which is why this motif combination has been particularly favoured by merchants and businesspeople across generations. A bead carrying both is understood to carry double momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bloodspot inclusions are what elevate this piece beyond a standard Wave \u0026amp; Stripe bead.\u003c\/strong\u003e Under standard photography they are not the dominant visual feature — the bold black-and-white graphic pattern draws the eye first. But in the macro photographs you can see what lies beneath: at the wave-to-stripe boundary, scattered cinnabar micro-inclusions appear in warm orange-red, sitting within the white agate zone. These bright vermillion bloodspot formations are a natural geological occurrence within the agate and are prized for their rarity and beauty by serious dzi collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead measures \u003cstrong\u003e40.3mm × 11.3mm\u003c\/strong\u003e — a long, slender barrel form that wears elegantly on a necklace. The agate is high-quality natural stone with good translucency in the white zones. Condition is excellent with no cracks. The fine weathering marks present on the surface are consistent with a piece estimated to be \u003cstrong\u003e200 to 400 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e and are part of its authentic character. The drill hole ends, visible in the end-view photographs, show the warm brown agate end-caps typical of genuine aged Tibetan dzi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wave (Three Waves) \u0026amp; Stripe (Four Stripes) \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40.3 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.3 mm \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–400 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; surface weathering consistent with age \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — vermillion \/ orange-red cinnabar inclusions visible at wave-stripe boundary under macro \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-052526-WS \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may also like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Tasso \/ Tiger Tooth Motif Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e — At-052526-TaBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Double Wave Motif Dzi, 20mm\u003c\/a\u003e — At-0426-DW2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wave \u0026amp; Stripe combination has carried meaning across Tibetan culture for centuries — painted on monastery walls, woven into textiles, and worn as portable talismans by traders crossing the plateau. This bead is a surviving, holdable piece of that tradition. The pattern is not decorative. It is intentional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#WaveStripeDzi #AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DziBead #BloodspotDzi #WaveMotifDzi #StripeDzi #NaturalAgate #TibetanJewelry #DziCollector #AncientDziShop #AuthenticDzi #TibetanAmulet #AgateBead #At052526WS #BusinessDzi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45739156603046,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibeten_Bloodspot_Dzi_adorned_with_Waves_Stripes_4.jpg?v=1788941177"},{"product_id":"at-062926-9ebs-antique-nine-eye-dzi-bloodspots-77mm","title":"Nine Eye Motif, 77.0×12.8mm, deep dark brown agate with bloodspots (At-062926-9EBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e🔍 Unretouched photos. 📐 Dimensions verified. ✅ Described from direct observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 77 millimetres, this bead does not fit comfortably in one hand — and the nine eyes run across it without interruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique nine eye dzi measures 77.0×12.8mm — one of the longest straight-barrel dzi in this collection. The form is a long, slender spindle-taper barrel with gently pointed ends, giving the bead an unusually elegant elongated profile. At this length it reads differently from a standard-format dzi: the nine eyes distribute across three faces of the circumference, so the full motif cannot be seen from a single angle. You see a portion of the composition from each face, and the eyes continue around the bead beyond what any one photograph can capture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground is very deep dark brown — a concentrated, dense chocolate-brown that absorbs light in the deepest zones. The motif lines — eye rings and the connecting heaven-and-earth lines between them — are a warm cream-to-sandy-peach tone rather than a cool white, giving the bead a warmer, more aged colour character than nine eye dzi with brighter cream motifs. This warm-toned motif line against the very dark brown ground is a distinctive feature of this particular piece and is clearly documented in the product photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface preservation is exceptional. The motif lines are crisp and well-defined across all faces. The dark ground zones retain a deep, smooth gloss. The macro photos (Images 6 and 7) document the surface at close range: the cream-zone areas show fine russet-red to cinnamon-brown micro-dots distributed across the pale field — bloodspot cinnabar (硃砂\/zhusha, mercuric sulfide) inclusions concentrated in the cream-to-peach transition zones. Image 7 additionally reveals the characteristic micro-textured surface of the dark ground zones at high magnification — a fine granular quality consistent with the genuine alkaline etching process and centuries of mineral consolidation. No cracks or chips are present — this is our assessment from all seven photo angles, including both macro images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe level of preservation suggests this bead was handled carefully and infrequently rather than worn daily for much of its life, which helps explain how well the surface has held up at 300–500 years of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Nine Eye Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nine eye dzi is regarded across Tibetan and Himalayan tradition as one of the most powerful of all dzi motifs. Nine is the highest single digit — the number of completion and all-encompassing accumulation. The nine eyes are believed to attract the Nine Planetary Deities and to bring their combined blessings: fortune, wisdom, compassion, power, renown, healing, virtue, auspiciousness, and protection. In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the nine eye dzi is associated with Dzambhala, the deity of wealth, and is particularly prized by those seeking to bring material and spiritual abundance into alignment. A bead of this size would command presence on any altar or as the centrepiece of a mala.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nine Eye (九眼天珠)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 77.0mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.8mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated spindle-taper barrel — one of the longest straight-barrel dzi in this collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exceptional surface preservation. Motif lines crisp, dark ground zones smooth and glossy. No cracks or chips. This is our assessment from all seven photo angles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e macro photos document fine russet-red to cinnamon cinnabar (硃砂\/zhusha, mercuric sulfide) inclusions; cream-zone focused scattered with denser concentration in cream-to-peach transition zones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-062926-9EBS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Nine Eye Dzi in the Shop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor another large antique nine eye bead, at 59.0×13.2mm, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-nine-eye-dzi-bead-amber-dark-agate-at-012325-9e4\"\u003eAt-012325-9E4\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the widest antique nine eye bead with bloodspots at 41.3×14.5mm, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-nine-eye-bloodspot-dzi-41-3mm-at-061926-9e6bs\"\u003eAt-061926-9E6BS\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse all antique nine eye dzi in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📖 Learn more: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-nine-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Nine-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/a\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is described and photographed without retouching, so what you see is exactly what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🔍 Unretouched photos. 📐 Dimensions verified. ✅ Described from direct observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotos:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seven unretouched product images including three flat-face rotations, two angled drill-end views, and two macro surface images documenting bloodspot inclusions and surface character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45754787856550,"sku":null,"price":5800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Large_Nine_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_3.jpg?v=1788941225"},{"product_id":"antique-diamond-spear-agate-dzi-bloodspots-at-082524-ds","title":"Diamond Spear Agate Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 40.5×13.1mm (At-082524-DS) 金剛杄天珠","description":"\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this bead, the cream is the field — and the dark elements are the markings within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dzi beads in this collection work the other way around: a dark ground, cream motif lines emerging from it. This bead inverts that relationship entirely. The ground is cream-white, smooth, high-gloss, and dominant across every face. The dark brown motif elements — the stacked diamond-and-spear compositions — read as figures pressed into a pale field, the contrast quieter and more internal than the bold cream-on-dark construction of the standard dzi formula. Rotate the bead through all four faces and the cream never disappears; it is always the majority of what you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif itself is a repeating vertical stack: a dark brown bowtie element above, a diamond at the centre, a second bowtie below, all framed by vertical cream stripe dividers that separate each column cleanly. The bowtie forms — two triangular dark zones pinching at the centre to an hourglass waist — read as pointed, directional, like arrowheads pressing toward each other. Between them the central diamond sits as a small rhombus, dark-framed with a concentrated dark core. On the four flat-lit faces (Images 3–6) the construction varies subtly in how open or compressed the forms read, but the repeating logic is consistent throughout: spear above, diamond at centre, spear below, stripe divider, repeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspots on this bead are documented in the two macro photographs (Images 1 and 2). The distribution is compound: large dark brown to near-black cinnabar masses concentrated at the boundaries where the dark motif elements meet the cream field — the rust-orange halos around these masses visible at the zone edges — and separately, a scatter of smaller rust-orange to brick-red individual inclusion points distributed throughout the cream zones between the motif elements. Image 1 shows the boundary masses and scattered micro-dots most clearly; Image 2 shows the motif boundary zone with both large masses and medium individual dot inclusions. The cinnabar (硃砂 \/ zhūshā, mercuric sulfide) is present in two distinct registers simultaneously: dense boundary-concentrated masses and lighter cream-zone scatter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine natural seam line runs horizontally across the bead's equatorial zone, visible on all four flat-lit faces and disclosed here as found. No chips or structural cracks observed across all eight photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Diamond Spear Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diamond spear composition belongs to a family of geometric dzi motifs that draw on an older vocabulary of angular, pointed elements. The diamond (鑽石紋 \/ zuànshí wén) in dzi tradition is associated with clarity, precision, and the penetrating quality of insight that cuts through confusion. The spear or bowtie form flanking it above and below extends that symbolism into the directional — pointing simultaneously upward and downward, outward from the centre in both axes. Together the stacked composition creates a motif that is understood as comprehensive in its protective reach, covering the full vertical axis as the diamond covers the point of focus. On a cream-white ground that inverts the usual dzi logic, the composition carries an unusually light, clear quality — the protective forms emerging from brightness rather than from darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif\u003c\/strong\u003e — Diamond Spear (鑽石矛紋); repeating vertical stack of bowtie\/spear — diamond — bowtie\/spear elements; cream stripe dividers between columns; four-face distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e — 40.5mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e — 13.1mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e — Elongated fusiform; asymmetric taper — one end more abrupt, one more gradual; both ends cream-white\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e — Agate; cream-white dominant ground throughout; warm medium-to-dark brown motif elements; high-gloss surface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate\u003c\/strong\u003e — Antique, 100–200 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e — Fine natural seam line at equatorial zone visible on all faces, disclosed; no chips or structural cracks observed; high-gloss surface intact throughout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/strong\u003e — Prominent, documented in two macro photographs (Images 1–2); boundary-concentrated dark brown to near-black cinnabar masses with rust-orange halos at motif edges, plus scattered rust-orange to brick-red micro-dot inclusions throughout cream zones; cinnabar (硃砂 \/ zhūshā, mercuric sulfide)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID\u003c\/strong\u003e — At-082524-DS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Other diamond-motif antique dzi in this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-053126-3dett\"\u003eAt-053126-3DETT — Antique Three Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots, 27.5×13.0mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-dzi-57-5mm-at-061926-3de2\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye Dzi Bead, 57.5mm (At-061926-3DE2)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-diamond-eye-dzi-bloodspots-at062126-6de\"\u003eAntique Six Diamond Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots (At-062126-6DE)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-diamond-spear-dzi-bead-42mm-at-072226-6eds\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Diamond Spear Dzi, 42mm (At-072226-6EDS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ Browse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed without retouching or digital enhancement. The colour, surface, and condition shown are those of the actual piece you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cem\u003eAll photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll 8 product images are unretouched. Images 1–2 are macro photographs documenting the bloodspot inclusions. Lighting may affect colour rendering; please refer to the white-background shots for the most accurate ground colour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45755829518502,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Diamond_Spear_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_3.jpg?v=1788941246"},{"product_id":"antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-rose-brown-matte-at-082624-6ebs","title":"Antique Six Eye Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots (Ant-B-SiE-082624)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six eyes on this bead do not announce themselves — they surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dzi show high contrast: dark ground, pale lines, clear edges. This bead works differently. The ground is a warm rose-brown, a reddish-clay tone with a soft, heathered quality, and the eye rings are a pale rose-cream so close in tone that they seem to emerge from within the agate rather than sit on top of it. In some light the eyes are immediately clear; in others they recede and the bead reads as one warm field with the faintest suggestion of pattern. That shifting quality is what holds the attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead measures 54.5mm × 13.2mm, a long, slim spindle. The six eyes run around the full circumference, two or three per main face, separated by narrow cream-beige stripes. Every eye is a fully closed concentric form — outer ring, inner ring and a soft dark pupil. There are no open C-rings on this bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is matte throughout — not glassy or polished, but the softened, slightly chalky finish of agate that has aged without buffing. It absorbs light rather than reflecting it, which is why the eyes seem to float within the stone. Fine micro-pitting is visible along the mid-ridge and in the darker areas, the natural texture of an untouched antique surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end caps are a warm terracotta-rose, a little richer than the body. Inside the drill holes (Images 4 and 5) the agate shows a vivid orange-red — the stone's inner colour, unsoftened by surface wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agate also holds minor natural cinnabar inclusions, seen as a subtle warm mist in places. They are light and scattered rather than concentrated, and we mention them simply because we describe every bead exactly as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Six Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Six Eye dzi (六眼天珠) is associated with the six realms of existence in Buddhist cosmology — gods, demi-gods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts and hell beings. Six eyes are understood to offer awareness and protection across all six realms at once. The Six Eye is also traditionally connected with wellbeing and release from suffering, and fully closed eyes like these carry a sense of completeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six Eye (六眼天珠); six fully closed concentric eyes with narrow stripe separators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.2mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, slim spindle gently tapered to the ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm rose-brown agate with pale rose-cream motif lines (low contrast); terracotta-rose end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, estimated 200–300 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; matte, unpolished surface; fine micro-pitting consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Light; minor, scattered natural cinnabar inclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-082624-6EBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-honey-gold-dark-brown-at-053026-6e\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Honey-Gold End Caps (At-053026-6E)\u003c\/a\u003e — nearly the same length, with a darker ground and glossy finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-092823-6ebs3\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-092823-6EBS3)\u003c\/a\u003e — a short, pale six eye with prominent cinnabar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500-years-at-082824-6ebs2\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-082824-6EBS2)\u003c\/a\u003e — long, glossy and high-contrast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-honey-gold-at-053126-6ett\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Tiger Tooth Dzi (At-053126-6ETT)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-041521-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-041521-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-six-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Six Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\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\"\u003eReal vs Fake Dzi Beads: The Collector's Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 54.5mm rose-brown spindle whose six eyes surface from the agate rather than sit upon it — quiet, unified and complete.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45756203434150,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Six_Eye_Dzi_Bead_with_Bloodspots_3.jpg?v=1788941271"},{"product_id":"antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500-years-at-082824-6ebs2","title":"Six Eye Dzi, 57.7mm × 11.8mm, deep dark warm-brown, rose-peach cinnabar, sandy-cream end caps (At-082824-6EBS2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eye frames on this bead are not all the same — and the difference shows the moment you turn it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 57.7mm this is one of the longest six eye dzi in the collection, and that length gives the design room to alternate between two eye frame types. Faces A and C (Images 2 and 4) carry angular pointed-oval frames, the white surround tapering to points at both ends in an almond shape. Faces B and D (Images 3 and 5) carry rounded open rings with warm brown centres. Angular on one axis, rounded on the other, the bead looks different at every quarter turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground is a deep, dark warm brown, highly polished and glossy — the most reflective six eye in the collection. Against it the white lines are bright and bold, generous in width for the slender 11.8mm diameter. The long, narrow spindle profile gives the bead an elegant, almost calligraphic presence in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end caps (Images 6 and 7) are a pale sandy-cream. End A (Image 7) carries a distinct rust-orange cinnabar streak across the cap itself — an unusual detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe close-up photographs are where this bead really stands out. Image 8 shows rust-orange to golden-orange cinnabar dots gathered in patches across the white motif areas. Image 9, an extreme close-up of one eye, shows the whole white ring with a warm rose-peach cast, scattered with fine rust-orange to brown pinpoint dots that grow denser toward the dark centre. The cinnabar (朱砂) is a natural mineral inclusion within the agate, present in the motif areas, the eye rings and on the end cap. Bloodspots like these are part of the stone's natural character and add to its appeal, though they are not in themselves proof of age. See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots guide\u003c\/a\u003e for more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Six Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Six Eye dzi (六眼天珠) is associated in Tibetan Buddhist tradition with release from the six realms of samsara. Each eye is linked to one realm, offering protection and the possibility of liberation from it. It is also traditionally worn for wellbeing, to turn away misfortune and to clear obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six Eye (六眼天珠); pointed-oval eye frames on Faces A and C, rounded open rings on Faces B and D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 57.7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very long, slender spindle; highly polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep dark warm-brown agate with bright white to cream motif lines; sandy-cream end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, estimated 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; weathering marks and minor surface digs consistent with age; excellent polish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Prominent; rust-orange to golden cinnabar in the white zones and eye rings, plus a streak on one end cap (Images 7–9)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-082824-6EBS2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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-six-eye-dzi-bead-rose-brown-matte-at-082624-6ebs\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, Rose-Brown (At-082624-6EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-honey-gold-dark-brown-at-053026-6e\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi with Honey-Gold End Caps (At-053026-6E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\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 (At-092724-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-qing-dynasty-nine-eye-chinese-dzi-300yr-at-0426-9eq\"\u003eAntique Qing Dynasty Nine Eye Dzi (At-0426-9EQ)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-six-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Six Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the longest six eyes in the collection, with two eye styles side by side and natural cinnabar reaching all the way to the end cap.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45763389161638,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Six_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1_d5cb5035-d6c8-47bc-8471-4054180cfa65.jpg?v=1788941304"},{"product_id":"vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-090924-dlbs","title":"Double Longevity Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 34.8×12.4mm, Two-Tone Agate (V-090924-DLBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery piece hand-inspected and accurately described. All photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bead looks darker on one face than the other, and on the face where the cream dominates, the dark zones have pulled back to irregular islands floating in white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage Taiwan dzi, crafted in the 1980s from high-quality natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique. The ground is two-zone: the drilled tips carry a warm brown tone, moving to pitch-black through the main body, as the end shots show. The Double Longevity motif creates large, irregular cream cells across the surface, giving this bead an unusually high proportion of cream to dark. On one face the cream and dark zones balance almost evenly in the tortoise shell pattern; turn the bead and the cream field widens, with the dark zones receding into enclosed shapes within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is smooth and well polished, with the consistent high gloss of quality 1980s Taiwan work. The drill channel is clean at both ends, with warm brown stone visible at each tip. No cracks or chips are visible in any of the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photographs show natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions clearly throughout this bead: fine orange-rust micro-dots scattered evenly across the cream motif zones rather than clustered at any one point. Under magnification they give the white zones a warm, subtly speckled character not apparent at normal viewing distance. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Double Longevity Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Longevity or Tortoise Shell motif is one of the most recognisable patterns in the dzi tradition, associated with health, long life, and the blessings that come with both. The tortoise has long been a symbol of endurance and vitality in Tibetan and Chinese Buddhist culture. The double composition means both main faces carry the full motif, each reading slightly differently. 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 Double Longevity (Tortoise Shell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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 Excellent; no cracks or chips visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; natural cinnabar micro-dots throughout the cream zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-090924-DLBS\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\u003eCompanion vintage bloodspot dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (II)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs2\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (III)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-102723-6ebs\"\u003eVintage Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-garuda-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-091424-garudabs\"\u003eVintage Garuda Dzi with 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\/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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage Double Longevity with a high proportion of cream, a two-zone ground, and natural cinnabar running through every cream zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. White-background shots show true colour; macro shots show the bloodspots at close range.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45785334710438,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Vintage_Double_Longevity_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1_6f6632ac-4199-44c2-8af1-44ae6f818224.jpg?v=1788941345"},{"product_id":"antique-two-eye-dzi-mahogany-brick-red-end-caps-at-053126-2e6","title":"Antique Two Eye Dzi, both eyes closed, warm mahogany-brown, brick-red end caps, 39.2mm × 13.9mm (At-053126-2E6)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end caps on this bead are brick-red — and they reach you before the eyes do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dzi beads present their end caps as a neutral or matching tone: an extension of the body, a boundary without comment. This bead's end caps are a deep, saturated brick-red — more red than the warm mahogany-brown of the body, more red than the terracotta-orange of the motif lines. They announce themselves. Once you register them, the full colour story of this bead comes into focus: every element is in the same warm red-orange-brown family, and every element is a distinct shade within it. Body, motif, end caps — related but separate, a three-tone palette built entirely from the warmest end of the agate spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead measures 39.2mm × 13.9mm. At 13.9mm in diameter, this is the widest two-eye bead in the collection — wider than At-052526-2E5 (13.0mm), At-092724-2EBS (13.0mm), and At-033126-2E4 (12.8mm). The body form is a full, generous ovoid barrel — not sharply tapered but broadly rounded, with a substantial presence in hand. The ground colour is warm mahogany-brown: a reddish, deeply warm brown that sits clearly apart from the cool chocolate-brown of the wave \u0026amp; stripe bead or the near-pitch-black of the six-eye beads. This is agate with red in its geology, and that red comes through at every level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif lines are a warm terracotta-orange — distinctly more reddish and saturated than the sandy-cream of most two-eye beads, yet less golden than the honey-gold of the six eye bead. It is its own colour: burnt-orange with a clay warmth to it. Against the mahogany-brown ground, it reads with clarity and depth rather than high contrast — a warm-on-warm composition that rewards close examination more than it announces itself from across the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth eyes are fully closed concentric compositions: an outer ring, an inner ring, and a solid dark pupil at centre. Each eye occupies one main face of the bead, with the connector\/scroll faces between them carrying flowing, organic terracotta-orange lines — not geometric stripes but curving wave-like forms that follow the agate's own surface energy. The surface throughout has a matte-to-satin finish: not glassy or polished, but the natural, slightly softened surface of agate that has aged without aggressive buffing. This finish, combined with the visible micro-pitting on the connector faces and the worn ridge texture visible in Image 4, places the bead comfortably within its 200–300 year age estimate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinor bloodspots are present on this bead — not prominent enough to classify it as a bloodspot dzi. They are visible under close examination in Image 4 as small warm inclusions within the darker ground zone of the bottom connector face. We disclose this fully and photograph it exactly as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Eye (雙眼 \/ 二眼) Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Two Eye dzi — \u003cem\u003emig nyis\u003c\/em\u003e in Tibetan — represents duality held in perfect balance: two partners, two forces, two perspectives brought into harmony. It is the bead most associated with relational wellbeing — between partners at home, between colleagues at work, between the self and the world it navigates. The fully closed eye, as seen on both faces of this bead, is understood in the dzi tradition as the eye that has arrived: complete, resolved, and whole in its awareness. Two such eyes together make this a bead of settled, assured harmony — not a bead of seeking, but one of having found. The warm red-orange palette of this particular piece adds a quality of vitality and warmth to the motif's traditional meaning: this is harmony with heat in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Eye (雙眼 \/ 二眼); both eyes fully closed, concentric ring composition (outer ring + inner ring + pupil) on opposite faces; flowing organic terracotta-orange connector lines on remaining faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 39.2mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.9mm — widest two-eye bead in the collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full generous ovoid barrel; broadly rounded mid-section; substantial in hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ground colour — warm mahogany-brown agate; motif line colour — warm terracotta-orange \/ burnt-orange; end caps — deep brick-red \/ terracotta-red (distinctly more saturated and redder than body and motif lines)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–300 years (antique)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; matte-to-satin surface finish throughout; micro-pitting and worn ridge texture on connector faces consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minor cinnabar inclusions present — small, warm-toned, visible in Image 4 on bottom connector face; not prominent; not classified as a bloodspot dzi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-053126-2E6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou May Also Like\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-closed-eyes-medicine-digs-at-033126-2e5\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi, both eyes closed, warm dark-brown, 28.4mm × 13.0mm, cream end caps (At-033126-2E5)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-medicine-digs-at-010726-2e3\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi Bead with Medicine Digs, 38.6mm × 12.5mm, Near-Black Agate (At-010726-2E3)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-extreme-bloodspot-saturation-at-092724-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspot Saturation, 41.0mm × 13.0mm (At-092724-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tiger-tooth-tasso-dzi-bead-cream-ground-at-053126-ta4\"\u003eAntique Tiger Tooth Dzi, cream-dominant ground, warm rose-cream, 28.5mm × 11.9mm, 300–500 yrs (At-053126-Ta4)\u003c\/a\u003e — $2,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-053126-3dett\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 27.5mm × 13.0mm (At-053126-3DETT)\u003c\/a\u003e — $2,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\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 — matte surface finish and micro-pitting as age indicators are covered in depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/natural-dzi-beads-when-the-stone-writes-its-own-story\"\u003eNatural Dzi Beads: When the Stone Writes Its Own Story\u003c\/a\u003e — relevant to this bead's warm red-toned agate geology and organic connector line character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 200–300 year old two-eye bead in warm mahogany-brown, terracotta-orange, and brick-red — the widest two-eye in the collection, and the warmest in every sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45793214824614,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Two_Eye_Dzi_1.jpg?v=1788941410"},{"product_id":"vintage-garuda-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-091424-garudabs","title":"Garuda Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 40.7×11.4mm, Two-Tone Agate (V-091424-GarudaBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery piece hand-inspected and accurately described. All photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition at the centre of this bead shifts completely when you turn it: what reads as a standing figure on one face opens into a horizontal arrangement on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage Taiwan dzi, crafted in the 1980s from high-quality natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique. The ground is two-zone: warm honey-tan end caps, clear in the angled end shots, moving to a very deep dark brown through the central body where the Garuda sits. The colour deepens as you move away from each drill tip, a natural gradient that the bold cream-white motif lines cut across on every face. The Garuda is rendered in a bold stepped geometric style, broad cream bands and angled forms building the figure, and because the composition is not symmetrical, turning the bead gives genuinely different readings: one face presents an upright, cross-like arrangement; the opposite opens into flowing horizontal arcs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is smooth and well polished, with the high gloss of quality 1980s Taiwan work. Minor surface marks around the middle are consistent with over four decades of age, disclosed here as found. No cracks are visible in any of the photos. The drill channel is clean at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photographs show natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions clearly throughout this bead: fine orange-rust micro-dots scattered across the cream motif zones, with a subtle warm glow in the wider cream areas from cinnabar just beneath the surface. They are broadly distributed and consistent in colour. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Garuda Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Garuda is one of the great protective figures of Hindu and Tibetan Buddhist tradition: the king of birds, the mount of Vishnu and the sworn enemy of the serpent spirits. In the dzi tradition, the Garuda motif is traditionally worn for protection against harm, misfortune and negative influences, and as a focus for healing intention. It is one of the most directly protective of all dzi designs. Read more in our guide to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/garuda-dzi-bead-meaning\"\u003eGaruda dzi bead meaning\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garuda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40.7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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; minor surface marks consistent with vintage age; no cracks visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; natural cinnabar micro-dots throughout the cream zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-091424-GarudaBS\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\/five-eye-lightning-garuda-healing-dzi-at-062026-5elt\"\u003eAntique Garuda Healing Dzi, five eye and lightning (At-062026-5ELT)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-102723-6ebs\"\u003eVintage Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-eight-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092924-8ebs\"\u003eVintage Eight Eye Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-090924-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (II)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs2\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (III)\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\/garuda-dzi-bead-meaning\"\u003eGaruda Dzi Bead Meaning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage Garuda with warm honey-tan end caps, a very deep dark brown body, and natural cinnabar throughout the cream motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. White-background shots show true colour; macro shots show the bloodspots at close range.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45799073677478,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Vintage_Garuda_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1_c1f30438-d93e-4987-8a41-943ecd240c9b.jpg?v=1788941451"},{"product_id":"antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-053026-db2e","title":"Antique Double Bat \u0026 Two Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 28.8mm × 12.0mm (At-053026-DB2E)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe bat and the eye never appear on the same face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eRotate this bead a quarter turn and the motif switches completely. On Face A: two bat wing forms sweep outward from the centre — bilateral cream curves, each with its own dark pupil, forming a double arch that reads as spread wings, as an infinity symbol, as something between a creature and a gesture. Rotate ninety degrees to Face B: a single fully resolved eye appears, concentric ring structure intact, cream field clean and circular, dark brown pupil centred. Rotate again to Face C: the bat returns, now reading from the reverse direction — the same double-arch seen from behind, the wings now reading as an upward M or a wave crest. Rotate to Face D: the second eye, this one more open than the first, a C-ring rather than a fully closed circle, less resolved and more immediate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFour faces. Two motifs. Neither shares space with the other. The bat occupies its faces entirely; the eye occupies its faces entirely. This is a bead that does not compromise between its two symbolic registers — it alternates between them, fully committing to each in turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eImage 7 shows what the primary eye looks like at macro scale. The concentric ring structure is clear at this distance — outer dark ring, broad white cream field, inner dark ring with rust-orange and brown cinnabar bloodspot material distributed throughout. The surface micro-texture of the agate is visible at this scale: the fine pitting and grain of genuinely aged stone, accumulated over the 200 to 300 years this bead has existed. The dark zones throughout this bead carry natural bloodspot inclusions — cinnabar formations embedded in the agate at the geological level, not surface features, not additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe body is a squat wide barrel: 28.8mm long, 12.0mm in diameter. The ground is a deep warm dark brown — not the chocolate warmth of the Tasso beads, not the pitch black of some others in this collection, but a consistent dark field with just enough warmth to make the cream motif lines read with depth rather than stark contrast. The end caps are a distinctive warm reddish-brown — visible in Images 5 and 6 — with small orange-toned drill holes that carry their own geological colour, consistent with the cinnabar presence throughout the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bat Motif (蝠)\u003c\/strong\u003e operates through phonetic homophony: 蝠 (fú) shares its sound with 福, the character for blessing, fortune, and auspiciousness. Embedding a bat in agate is embedding a word — the visual form carries the sound carries the meaning. Two bats double the phonetic resonance. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Eye Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e brings relational harmony — between partners, between colleagues, across households. Together, on a single bead, they address two of the most consistently sought intentions in dzi practice: accumulated blessing and sustained relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is one of only two Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye beads in this collection. One bead. One owner.\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Bat (蝠蝠) \u0026amp; Two Eye — alternating faces, two motifs \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28.8 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.0 mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Squat wide barrel with warm reddish-brown end caps \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate — deep warm dark brown ground, cream motif lines \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–300 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; natural weathering marks and minor surface character present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — cinnabar inclusions confirmed, rust-orange and brown formations visible in dark zones and at macro scale in eye field \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-053026-DB2E \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\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 | \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\u003c\/a\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Dzi Beads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTwo-eye beads embody relational harmony and partnership blessing—the same core intention as this Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye piece:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-extreme-bloodspot-saturation-at-092724-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspot Saturation, 41.0mm × 13.0mm (At-092724-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-banded-agate-38mm-at-080426-2ebs\"\u003eTwo Eye \u0026amp; Bloodspots, 38.0×13.1mm, banded agate (At-080426-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,800.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-56mm-pitch-black-at-080226-2e5\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif, 56.0×12.2mm, Pitch-Black \u0026amp; Dark Brown Agate, Antique (At-080226-2E5)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,500.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-060725-db2e2\"\u003eAntique Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 31.5mm × 11.6mm, Grey-Brown Agate (At-060725-DB2E2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,800.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-medicine-digs-pitch-black-at-033126-2e4\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi Bead with Medicine Digs, 37.3mm × 12.8mm, Pitch-Black Agate (At-033126-2E4)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTwo-eye beads from our ancient collection represent the deepest expressions of relational blessing, carrying centuries of accumulated intention:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-spiral-ring-eyes-cool-grey-brown-ac-052525-2e\"\u003eTwo Eye Dzi, Spiral and Ring Eyes, 38.4x11.8mm, Cool Grey-Brown Agate, Over 1,000 Years (Ac-052525-2E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $30,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-companion-ac-073026-2e2\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif, 34.3×11.8mm, Pitch-Black \u0026amp; Cream-Beige Agate, Ancient (Ac-073026-2E2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $10,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-500-800-years-ac-073026-2e\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif, 35.8×11.8mm, Pitch-Black \u0026amp; Tan Agate, Ancient (Ac-073026-2E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $10,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-heavy-calcification-pitch-black-ac-070926-twe\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif, 45.1×13.7mm, pitch-black agate, heavy calcification, 1,500–2,000 years (Ac-070926-TWE)\u003c\/a\u003e — $7,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-oval-cross-section-ac-071026-twe3\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Dzi Bead, 45.4×13.8×12.0mm, oval cross-section, deep charcoal grey-brown agate (Ac-071026-TWE3)\u003c\/a\u003e — $16,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-diamond-eye-dzi-bloodspots-1500-2000yr-anc-0426-2de\"\u003eAncient Two Diamond Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots — (Anc-0426-2DE)\u003c\/a\u003e — $3,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eContemporary interpretations of the two-eye motif, accessible and authentic:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-two-eye-motif-dzi-bead-n-062426-2e\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 37.7×13.0mm, Pitch-Black, Open C-Ring Eyes (N-062426-2E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $300.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-taiwan-two-eye-dzi-bead-v062126-2e\"\u003eVintage Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, Taiwan, 32.7×11.7mm (V-062126-2E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $400.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-two-eye-motif-taiwan-dzi-bead-090525\"\u003eTwo Eye Motif, 39.9×11.6mm, dark brown and pitch-black agate (N-090525-2E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $500.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFour faces. Two motifs. Neither sharing space with the other. Two to three centuries of alternation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45801902309542,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Two_Eye_Bat_Motif_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788941472"},{"product_id":"antique-heaven-earth-gate-dzi-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-0426-hgeg","title":"Antique Tibetan Heaven Gate \u0026 Earth Gate Dzi Bead with Bloodspots — (At-0426-HGEG)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique Tibetan Heaven Gate \u0026amp; Earth Gate Dzi Bead with Bloodspots | 300–500 Years Old (At-0426-HGEG)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe first thing you notice about this bead is the colour. Not the pattern — the ground itself. Where most dzi carry a warm chocolate brown or a layered dark-and-cream composition, this bead is built on a near-black charcoal base — deep, uniform, almost glassy in its density. The white motif elements emerge from that darkness with exceptional clarity and contrast. It is a bead that reads immediately, from distance, without ambiguity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhat it carries is a complete Heaven Gate and Earth Gate composition. On Face A, the Heaven Gate presents as a large, boldly drawn oval ring — the circular portal through which celestial wisdom and clarity are understood to descend. On Face B, the Earth Gate answers it: two arching bracket forms, one above and one below, defining the bounded earthly field that receives what heaven sends. Across the profiles, the two systems connect — arcs and brackets wrapping the full circumference in a continuous symbolic dialogue between the realms. This is not a two-sided bead in any simple sense. It is a single integrated cosmological statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNow look at Images 7 and 8. At macro distance, something else becomes visible across the white zones that the full bead shots only hint at. The white ring of the Heaven Gate, and the white bracket field of the Earth Gate, both carry scattered micro-speckling throughout — small dark points distributed across the surface. At the centre of the bracket face (Image 7) and at the interior of the ring (Image 8), there is a concentrated round dot: a bloodspot node, denser than the surrounding scatter. These are natural mineral inclusions embedded in the agate itself, inseparable from the stone. They are not on the surface. They cannot be cleaned away. They have been there since this bead was formed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBloodspot dzi are highly regarded across Tibetan, Chinese, and Southeast Asian collecting traditions — the inclusions are understood as a sign of exceptional vitality and accumulated auspicious energy within the stone. On a Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Gate bead, where the motif itself speaks of the flow between celestial and terrestrial realms, the presence of bloodspots adds a layer of intensity to that meaning. Browse related pieces in the \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 collection\u003c\/a\u003e or the broader \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 collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe bead's form is compact and rounded — broad in the centre, tapering at both ends. Both drill holes are fully intact, clearly visible in Images 5 and 6, each surrounded by the white ring of the motif wrapping to the tip. The surface polish is smooth and even. The patina is seamless. There are no cracks and no repairs. The condition for a bead of this age is excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFor comparison, you may also consider the \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-double-heaven-earth-gate-dzi-300-500yr-at-0426-dhe\"\u003eAntique Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Gate Dzi — At-0426-DHE\u003c\/a\u003e, which carries the double configuration of the same motif without bloodspots, if you are evaluating both options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heaven Gate \u0026amp; Earth Gate (天門地門) \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34.6mm × 13.3mm ← \u003cem\u003eplease confirm and insert\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years (Antique) \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e High-quality natural agate — deep charcoal\/near-black ground \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present — micro-speckling across white zones; concentrated dot at motif centres confirmed under macro \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; smooth surface, both drill holes intact \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-0426-HGEG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBrowse our full \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 collection\u003c\/a\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 Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e#antiquedzi #heavengate #earthgate #heavenearthgate #bloodspotdzi #天門地門 #dzibead #tibetandzi #authenticdzi #ancientdzishop #dzicollector #tibetanamulet #agatebeads #tibetanantiques #sacredbeads #dzijewelry #genuinedzi #antiqueagate #bloodspotinclusions #collectibledzi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45810302648486,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Heaven_Gate_Earth_Gate_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788941493"},{"product_id":"vintage-treasure-vase-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092224-trvbs","title":"Vintage Treasure Vase Motif Dzi Bead, 37.4×13.9mm, Black \u0026 White Agate with Bloodspots (V-092224-TrVBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e✅ Authenticity Guaranteed | ✅ 30-Day Returns | ✅ Worldwide Shipping\u003cbr\u003eAll photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt normal viewing distance, this bead reads as bold and high-contrast: a black ground carrying a continuous white curved-line motif that loops and hooks its way around the bead. Look closer at the macro photos, though, and the white zones aren't empty. They carry their own scatter of fine reddish-brown pinpoints, natural cinnabar held inside the cream field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage dzi bead crafted in Taiwan in the 1980s using the traditional dzi crafting technique, the same method of etching natural agate used for ancient dzi. The ground is a true black across all the white-background rotation photos. Against it, the motif lines are a bright white rather than the warmer cream of many other pieces, a cool, high-contrast pairing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead is a barrel, drilled through the centre. Turn it, and the white line resolves into a Treasure Vase: a rounded vessel body on a narrow stem base. The curved lines running between the vase repeats give the design a flowing, continuous quality. The warm brown translucent gloss at the drilled end shows the natural agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo cracks are visible anywhere on this bead. Under macro magnification, individual reddish-brown to orange-brown natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions are visible within the white zones around the vase, concentrated in places rather than evenly spread. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Treasure Vase Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Treasure Vase motif is traditionally believed to bring prosperity to its wearer. It is sometimes read as the Medicine Vase, associated with good health. On this bead the vase repeats around the circumference, connected by flowing white lines, giving the motif a sense of continuous movement as the bead turns. 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 Treasure Vase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37.4mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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 No cracks visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; natural cinnabar within the white zones, shown in macro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-092224-TrVBS\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\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/new-dzi\"\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA piece of 1980s Taiwanese dzi craftsmanship with natural bloodspots, ready for its next owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✅ Authenticity Guaranteed | ✅ 30-Day Returns | ✅ Worldwide Shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll photos are of the exact bead you will receive, unretouched, including macro detail of the bloodspots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45824249233574,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Vintage_-_Bloodspot_-_Treasure_Vase_TaD-V-B-TrV-092224_1.jpg?v=1788941519"},{"product_id":"antique-double-heaven-earth-dzi-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-0426-dhe","title":"Antique Double Heaven \u0026 Earth Dzi Bead with Cinnabar Bloodspots | 300–500 Years Old (At-0426-DHE)","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eAntique Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi Bead with Cinnabar Bloodspots (At-0426-DHE)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Motif is one of the most structurally distinctive patterns in the Dzi tradition. Where other motifs use circles, waves, or chevrons, the Heaven \u0026amp; Earth uses geometry with a specific cosmological intent: the arch at the top represents Heaven — the dome of the sky, the divine realm above — and the rectangle at the bottom represents Earth — the ground, the material world, the plane of human existence. Together they form a symbol of the complete vertical axis of existence, with the wearer positioned at the centre point between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis bead carries the motif twice — Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth — two complete arch-and-rectangle sets running across the bead's body. The doubling is believed to compound the effect: twice the balance, twice the capacity to gain fortune and eliminate the obstacles that stand between a person and what they are trying to build. It is a motif particularly favoured by businesspeople, and the doubling makes it especially suited to those operating at scale — anyone managing complexity, navigating multiple relationships, or working across the kind of terrain where both heavenly timing and earthly pragmatism are required simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cinnabar Bloodspots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe close-up photographs in this gallery were taken at high magnification. What they show across the cream agate zones of this bead — and visible even into the darker stripe zones — is a field of fine, scattered cinnabar inclusions: orange-red and amber dots distributed throughout the stone, the natural result of mercury and sulfur present during this agate's geological formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThese are not surface marks. They are embedded within the stone itself — cinnabar (硃砂, zhū shā) formed at the same geological moment the agate was created, hundreds of millions of years before this bead was ever made. A bead with genuine cinnabar inclusions carries a double rarity: the motif, and the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Agate \u0026amp; Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe agate on this bead is warm grey to dark brown, the cream and white etching creating strong, clean contrast across every face. The Heaven \u0026amp; Earth pattern is legible on all four sides — the arch forms clearly readable as the dome of Heaven, the rectangular forms below as the grounding of Earth. The surface is smooth and polished. Condition is excellent: no cracks. Weathering marks consistent with 300 to 500 years of age are present throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47.8 mm × 12.0 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e High-quality natural agate with cinnabar bloodspot inclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth — Yin\/Yang balance, fortune, obstacle removal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural cinnabar inclusions — fine scattered orange-red and amber dots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent. No cracks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eExplore more antique pieces in our \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\"\u003eAuthentic Antique Dzi collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAlso browse our dedicated \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 collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-6 mb-3 text-base font-bold\"\u003eRelated Heaven \u0026amp; Earth \u0026amp; Bloodspot Dzi Beads\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThese pieces share the Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth motif or rare bloodspot inclusions, connecting directly to the balance, fortune, and cinnabar rarity featured in this bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body font-bold text-text-100 mt-4 mb-2\"\u003eAntique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-disc flex flex-col gap-2 pl-8 mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-double-heaven-earth-dzi-bead-dark-brown-40mm-at-090425-dhe\"\u003eDouble Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi, 40.9×11.1mm, Very Dark Brown Agate, 200–300 Years\u003c\/a\u003e — $700.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-heaven-earth-bloodspot-dzi-at-062126-hebs\"\u003eAntique Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi with Bloodspots, 38.3×13.8mm, Pitch-Black Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — $3000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-double-heaven-earth-gate-dzi-300-500yr-at-0426-dhe\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Gate Dzi Bead\u003c\/a\u003e — $3000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-heaven-earth-gate-dzi-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-0426-hgeg\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Heaven Gate \u0026amp; Earth Gate Dzi Bead with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e — $3000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-green-tara-dzi-bead-bloodspots-dark-brown-37mm-at-080426-gtbs2\"\u003eGreen Tara \u0026amp; Bloodspots, 37.8×10.8mm, Very Dark Brown Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — $1400.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-banded-agate-38mm-at-080426-2ebs\"\u003eTwo Eye \u0026amp; Bloodspots, 38.0×13.1mm, Banded Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — $1800.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-ruyi-dzi-bead-black-agate-bloodspots-37mm-at-090526-rybs\"\u003eRuyi Motif, 37.9×12.1mm, Black Agate with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e — $3000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-ruyi-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-dark-brown-26mm-at-080926-ruyibs\"\u003eRuyi \u0026amp; Bloodspots, 26.2×12.0mm, Very Dark Brown Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — $1300.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-green-tara-dzi-bead-bloodspots-medicine-dig-30mm-at-082326-gtbs\"\u003eGreen Tara \u0026amp; Bloodspots, 30.3×11.3mm, Dark Brown Agate, Medicine Dig\u003c\/a\u003e — $1300.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-triple-vajra-dzi-bead-bloodspots-48mm-at-090226-3vjbs\"\u003eTriple Vajra Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 48.6×11.5mm, Very Dark Brown Agate, 300–500 Years\u003c\/a\u003e — $3500.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body font-bold text-text-100 mt-4 mb-2\"\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-disc flex flex-col gap-2 pl-8 mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-heaven-earth-taiwan-dzi-bead-1980s-deep-dark-v-071326-he\"\u003eVintage Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi, 37.1×13.2mm, Very Deep Dark Brown-Black Agate, 1980s Taiwan\u003c\/a\u003e — $600.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-heaven-earth-taiwan-dzi-bead-1980s-dark-brown-v-071126-he\"\u003eVintage Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi, 38.2×13.4mm, Warm Dark Brown Agate, 1980s Taiwan\u003c\/a\u003e — $600.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-double-heaven-earth-dzi-bloodspots-n062126-he\"\u003eNew Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi Bead With Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e — $250.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-heaven-earth-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-082123-hebs\"\u003eHeaven \u0026amp; Earth Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 36.7×10.6mm, Dark Brown Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — $1000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-heaven-earth-dzi-bead-v-092723-dhe\"\u003eDouble Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Motif Dzi Bead, 49.1×11.7mm, Pitch-Black Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — $600.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-benefactor-dzi-bead-bloodspots-pitch-black-36mm-v-090126-benbs\"\u003eBenefactor Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 36.3×11.9mm, Pitch-Black Agate, 1980s Taiwan\u003c\/a\u003e — $1000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-taiwan-two-eye-variant-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-080426-2evbs\"\u003eTwo Eye Variant, 36.2×11.5mm, Dark Brown Agate, Bloodspots, Vintage Taiwan\u003c\/a\u003e — $700.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-heaven-earth-dzi-bracelet-white-bodhi-root-gold-spacers-n-062226-hebr2\"\u003eNew Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Dzi Bracelet, White Bodhi Root Beads, Gold-Coloured Spacers\u003c\/a\u003e — $300.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e#AntiqueDzi #HeavenAndEarthDzi #DoubleHeavenEarth #BloodspotDzi #CinnabarDzi #硃砂 #TibetanDzi #GenuineDzi #AuthenticDzi #RealDzi #DziBeads #TibetanAmulet #DziCollector #FortuneAmulet #YinYangDzi #BalanceBead #AntiqueTibetan #BusinessBead #ObstacleRemoval #300YearOldDzi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45827507257510,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Double_Heaven_Earth_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788941546"},{"product_id":"antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-extreme-bloodspot-saturation-at-092724-2ebs","title":"Antique Two Eye Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspot Saturation, 41.0mm × 13.0mm (At-092724-2EBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cream on this bead is not white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at Image 3 or Image 4 — the full-bead profile shots against white background. The motif lines on most dzi beads read as ivory or cream against the dark ground. On this bead they read as rose-peach. The cinnabar saturation throughout the dark zones of this agate is so complete, so pervasive, that it has migrated into and tinted the cream zones themselves. The stripes are pink. The eye rings carry a warm blush. This is not a photographic effect and it is not retouching — it is what happens when a bead carries an extreme concentration of cinnabar through its entire agate body, not just as surface inclusions but as a material condition of the stone itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImages 1 and 2 show what that looks like at macro scale. The dark brown zones are not simply dark brown — they are densely packed with rust-orange and vermilion cinnabar particles, so closely distributed that the brown ground reads as a continuous field of bloodspot material rather than a ground with spots scattered through it. The cream zones in the macro shots carry their own cinnabar dusting — fine orange particles scattered across the white field, consistent with a bead where the cinnabar content is not localised but systemic. This is among the highest cinnabar concentrations visible in any two eye bead in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif itself is fully resolved on both faces. Face A (Images 3 and 5) presents one complete eye — outer ring, cream field, inner ring, dark pupil — positioned right of centre, with vertical stripes to the left forming the compositional frame. Face B (Images 4 and 6) presents the second eye, this one slightly more centred with a more symmetrical ring structure. The two eyes are not identical — same motif, different resolution, each carrying its own character. From the three-quarter angles in Images 5 and 6, both eyes are simultaneously visible from a single viewing position, the bead revealing its full compositional logic in one glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is a classic torpedo: 41.0mm long, 13.0mm in diameter. Both end caps are dark brown with small, well-centred drill holes. Image 6 shows the opposite end cap with a distinctive pale cream ring around the drill hole — an agate feature visible only at this angle. The surface carries natural weathering marks consistent with a bead estimated to be 100 to 200 years old. No cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Eye Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e carries the meaning of relational harmony across all documented Tibetan dzi tradition — between partners, between colleagues, between households. It is the motif worn where connection between two people is the primary intention, and the most consistently recognised dzi symbol for those seeking alignment rather than amplification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the two-eye beads in this collection, this one stands out: the bloodspot field is not a pattern of inclusions but a condition of the agate — a bead whose entire material identity is shaped by cinnabar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Eye (fully closed concentric rings, both faces) \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 41.0 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.0 mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classic torpedo with dark brown end caps \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate — warm dark brown ground with extreme cinnabar saturation; rose-peach tinted cream motif lines \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100–200 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; natural weathering marks present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extreme — pervasive cinnabar saturation throughout all dark zones; cinnabar dusting visible in cream zones; rose-peach tinting of motif lines at standard shooting distance \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-092724-2EBS \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may also like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-053026-db2e\"\u003eAntique Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 28.8mm × 12.0mm (At-053026-DB2E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-medicine-digs-at-010726-2e3\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi Bead with Medicine Digs, 38.6mm × 12.5mm, Near-Black Agate (At-010726-2E3)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspot-constellation-at-092924-tabs2\"\u003eAntique Tasso Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspot Constellation, 28.7mm × 11.2mm, Pitch-Black Agate (At-092924-TaBS2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $3,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-leaf-bodhi-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-101624-flb\"\u003eAntique Four Leaf Bodhi Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 35.7mm × 12.1mm, Honey-Brown Agate (At-101624-FLB)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany two eye beads in this collection. One cinnabar-saturated body. The cream is not white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45839131443366,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Two_Eye_with_Bloodspots_3.jpg?v=1788941599"},{"product_id":"vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs","title":"Double Longevity Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 34.9×12.6mm, Cream-White Agate (V-092824-DLBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery piece hand-inspected and accurately described. All photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this bead the dark zones don't form the ground. They are shapes held within a cream-white field that covers most of every face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage Taiwan dzi, crafted in the 1980s from high-quality natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique. The colour relationship is the inverse of most dzi: cream-white is the dominant field, and the pitch-black zones float within it as enclosed, irregular shapes. Across all four faces in flat-lit photography the cream coverage is broad and consistent; the dark reads as figure, not ground. Both drilled tips show a warm brown tone, the agate's natural colour. The Double Longevity motif reads differently on every face: one orientation shows a more symmetrical dark arrangement; turn the bead and the black shapes shift, lengthen, and redistribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is smooth and well polished, with the high gloss of quality 1980s Taiwan work. Along the central band where the two longevity compositions meet, minor surface marks are visible, small irregularities at the etching boundary, disclosed here as found. No cracks are visible in any photo. The drill channel is clean at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photographs show natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions clearly throughout this bead: fine orange-rust micro-dots across the cream-white zones, slightly denser where the central motif lines meet. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Double Longevity Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Longevity or Tortoise Shell motif is one of the most recognised patterns in the dzi tradition, associated with health, long life, and lasting vitality. The tortoise has long symbolised longevity and stability in Tibetan and Chinese Buddhist culture. The double composition means both main faces carry the full motif, and here the cream-dominant colouring gives the pattern an unusual brightness and openness. 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 Double Longevity (Tortoise Shell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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; minor surface marks along the central band; no cracks visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; natural cinnabar micro-dots throughout the cream field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-092824-DLBS\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\u003cp\u003eIts companion piece: the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-090924-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e, the same motif and era with the opposite colouring, a dark-dominant ground with cream cells.\u003c\/p\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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage Double Longevity with a cream-white dominant field, pitch-black floating shapes, and natural cinnabar throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. White-background shots show true colour; macro shots show the bloodspots at close range.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45842231820454,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Vintage_Taiwan_Dzi_featuring_Double_Longevity_Motif_with_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788941611"},{"product_id":"vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs2","title":"Double Longevity Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 38.6×12.5mm, Pitch-Black Agate (V-092824-DLBS2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery piece hand-inspected and accurately described. All photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cream lines on this bead are not clean white. Every one carries a warm honey-to-rust tint along the boundary where cream meets black, and that warmth runs the full length of the bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage Taiwan dzi, crafted in the 1980s from high-quality natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique. The pitch-black ground is a true black across all four faces in flat-lit photography, against which the cream motif lines read with strong contrast. The Double Longevity grid is broadly drawn, giving the cream lines more width than usual, and the honey-to-rust tint along every cream and dark edge is visible even at normal viewing distance, a warm character that sets this piece apart from the cleaner cream of the other longevity beads. Both drilled tips show a warm brown tone, the agate's natural colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is smooth and well polished, with the high gloss of quality 1980s Taiwan work. A minor surface mark is visible in the lower cream zone in one photo, disclosed here as found. No cracks are visible in any photo. The drill channel is clean at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photographs show natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions clearly throughout this bead: fine orange-rust micro-dots across the cream motif zones, consistent in colour and size. The warm tint along the cream and dark boundaries in the wider shots comes from the same natural cinnabar held in the stone at those edges. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Double Longevity Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Longevity or Tortoise Shell motif is associated with health, long life, and the enduring vitality the tortoise embodies in Tibetan and Chinese Buddhist tradition. A bead bearing it is traditionally worn as a wish for lasting wellbeing. Both main faces carry the full motif, and here the broad cream grid and its warm edges give the design an unusually vivid presence. 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 Double Longevity (Tortoise Shell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38.6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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; minor surface mark in one cream zone; no cracks visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; natural cinnabar micro-dots throughout the cream zones, with warm tinting along the edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-092824-DLBS2\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts companion pieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e this is the largest of three vintage Double Longevity dzi with bloodspots. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-090924-dlbs\"\u003efirst\u003c\/a\u003e is dark-dominant with narrower cream lines (34.8×12.4mm); the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs\"\u003esecond\u003c\/a\u003e is cream-dominant with dark shapes floating in a white field (34.9×12.6mm).\u003c\/p\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\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe largest of our three vintage Double Longevity dzi with bloodspots, set apart by its broad cream grid, pitch-black ground, and warm honey-rust edges along every motif line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. White-background shots show true colour; macro shots show the bloodspots at close range.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45842422333606,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/VintageTaiwanDzifeaturingtheDoubleLongevityMotifwithBloodspots_1_a666241c-76ea-4e7f-9cfd-bef17dbec8c3.jpg?v=1789069108"},{"product_id":"antique-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspot-constellation-at-092924-tabs2","title":"Antique Tasso Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspot Constellation, 28.7mm × 11.2mm, Pitch-Black Agate (At-092924-TaBS2)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eImage 6 is not a standard product photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eMost dzi listings show the bead at distance — profile shots, end cap shots, the motif presented against a clean white background. Image 6 on this listing is something different: an extreme macro taken while the bead is held between fingers, the camera pressed close enough to resolve individual cinnabar micro-dots as distinct red-orange points against the cream field. Dozens of them. Scattered in a loose constellation across the Tasso zone — some in tight clusters, some isolated, some resolving into the larger rust-orange formations that develop when cinnabar accumulates around a single site over centuries. The surface micro-pitting of the agate — the fine weathering texture that accumulates only with genuine age — is also visible at this scale, separate from the bloodspots, quietly confirming that this bead has existed for a very long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThat photograph was not staged. We never retouch our photos, and we never manipulate the surface of a bead before photographing it. What Image 6 shows is exactly what is on this bead: a bloodspot field of unusual density and clarity, documented at macro scale so there is no ambiguity about what you are acquiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Tasso motif itself presents differently on each face. On the primary face, two curved cream tooth-forms face each other across the pitch-black ground — a chevron or opposing-fang composition, the negative space between them reading as a pointed dark arrowhead. Rotate the bead ninety degrees and the same forms read as an S-curve or wave, the balance between cream and pitch-black shifting as the viewing angle changes. Rotate again and the teeth open into a spread V. The Tasso is one of the most geometrically dynamic motifs in the dzi tradition: a single etching that generates multiple readings depending on orientation. This is why it is also interpreted as the Tiger Tooth, the Horse Tooth, and the Wave — not because scholars disagree, but because the motif genuinely contains all three readings simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe body is a tight compact barrel: 28.7mm long, 11.2mm in diameter — the most compact Tasso bead in this collection, and the one with the deepest ground colour. The pitch-black field on this bead is dense and absolute, with none of the brown warmth that appears on the other Tasso listing. The end caps are a distinctive deep wine-brown — a rich burgundy agate tone visible in all the images — with well-centred drill holes on both tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tasso Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e is associated across Tibetan dzi tradition with strength and courage — the force of the tiger, the endurance of the horse, the persistence of the wave that does not break. It is worn by those who need to move through difficulty, and by those who want to carry the quality of forward momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis bead is estimated to be \u003cstrong\u003e300 to 500 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e. Material is high-quality natural agate. Condition is excellent — no cracks. Natural weathering marks and minor digs present throughout, consistent with a piece of this age.\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tasso (Tiger Tooth \/ Horse Tooth \/ Wave) \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28.7 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.2 mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact barrel with deep wine-brown end caps \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate — pitch-black ground, cream Tasso zones \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; natural weathering marks and minor digs present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — macro-confirmed cinnabar micro-dot constellation, vermilion-red and rust-orange formations in cream field \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-092924-TaBS2 \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\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 | \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\u003c\/a\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may also like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Tasso \/ Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots, 29.9mm\u003c\/a\u003e — At-052526-TaBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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\"\u003eAntique Wave \u0026amp; Stripe Dzi with Bloodspot Inclusions\u003c\/a\u003e — At-052526-WS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThree to five centuries. A constellation of red. Every dot placed by geology, not by hand.\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e#TassoDzi #TigerToothDzi #AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DziBead #BloodspotDzi #CinnabarDot #PitchBlackAgate #NaturalAgate #TibetanJewelry #DziCollector #AncientDziShop #AuthenticDzi #TibetanAmulet #At092924-TaBS2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45842465882278,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Tasso_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_TiD-Ant-B-Tasso-092924_1.jpg?v=1788941653"},{"product_id":"vintage-eight-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092924-8ebs","title":"Eight Eye Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 41.8×11.9mm, Two-Tone Agate (V-092924-8EBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery piece hand-inspected and accurately described. All photos below are unretouched, taken against a plain white background to show this bead's true colour and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour eyes per face, eight in total, and the warm peachy-apricot at both ends is what you see first, before the ground deepens to a very deep dark brown through the centre where the eyes sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage Taiwan dzi, crafted in the 1980s from high-quality natural agate using the traditional dzi crafting technique. The two-zone ground shows clearly in flat-lit photography: the drilled end caps carry a distinctly warm peachy-apricot tone, lighter and warmer than the honey-brown or cream ends of other beads from this era, moving to very deep dark brown through the body. The eight eyes are arranged four per face, in two rows of two, each framed by a cream-white ring. A cream horizontal stripe runs across the centre of each face between the rows, and cream end bars bracket both faces, a complete, symmetrical composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eye rings vary slightly in sharpness and warmth, reflecting the handcrafted character of the bead. The surface shows over four decades of age: the original gloss has softened, especially on the dark ground, and there are minor surface marks around the middle consistent with vintage wear, disclosed here as found. No cracks are visible in any photo. The drill channel is clean at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe macro photograph shows natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) inclusions clearly within an eye ring: warm orange-rust colouring through the cream ring, a concentrated brownish-orange warmth in the pupil area, and scattered orange-rust micro-dots across the cream around it. The inclusions sit beneath the surface, giving the cream ring a suffused warmth that is hard to see at normal distance but striking under magnification. 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\u003ch3\u003eThe Eight Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eight Eye motif is among the most sought-after dzi designs in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, associated with success and achievement in all areas of life. Eight is a significant number in both Tibetan Buddhist cosmology and Chinese numerology, linked to abundance and favourable conditions. A bead carrying eight eyes is traditionally believed to help its wearer overcome obstacles and progress in whatever they pursue. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-eight-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Eight Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight Eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 41.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate\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; minor surface marks around the middle consistent with vintage age; no cracks visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent; natural cinnabar concentrated in the eye rings, with scattered micro-dots through the cream field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e V-092924-8EBS\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\u003eCompanion vintage bloodspot dzi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-six-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-102723-6ebs\"\u003eVintage Six Eye Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-090924-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (II)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-double-longevity-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092824-dlbs2\"\u003eVintage Double Longevity Dzi with Bloodspots (III)\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\/the-eight-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Eight Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage Eight Eye with a two-tone ground, warm peachy-apricot at both ends and very deep dark brown through the centre, with natural cinnabar concentrated in the eye rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. White-background shots show true colour; the macro shot shows the bloodspots at close range.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45842508972198,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Vintage_Eight_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788941672"},{"product_id":"antique-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-deep-brown-at-093024-tabs3","title":"Antique Tasso Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 29.4mm × 14.0mm, Deep Brown Agate (At-093024-TaBS3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe width stops you first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur other Tasso beads — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-tiger-tooth-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-052526-tabs\"\u003eAt-052526-TaBS\u003c\/a\u003e at 12.3mm and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspot-constellation-at-092924-tabs2\"\u003eAt-092924-TaBS2\u003c\/a\u003e at 11.2mm — are elongated barrels whose Tasso reads as opposing tooth points across a narrow face. This bead is 14.0mm across and 29.4mm long, so wide that it approaches a disc. It sits differently in the hand, presenting more surface at every angle, and the Tasso uses all of it: one broad, sweeping form curving from one boundary stripe to the other in a single movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the key difference. On narrower beads the Tasso reads as teeth facing each other across a dark gap; here, with more room, it becomes a wave — one unbroken cream line arcing across deep chocolate-brown agate, unhurried and generous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ground is a deep, dense chocolate-brown, almost black in direct light, its warmth showing at an angle. The cream Tasso fills much of each face, so the contrast reads in broad, bold bands rather than fine lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspots here are visible without magnification. In the main photograph, rust-orange and vermilion cinnabar (朱砂) inclusions show clearly within the cream field — large enough to see at normal viewing distance. They are natural mineral inclusions within the agate itself and cannot be added. Bloodspots add to a bead's beauty and appeal, though they are not in themselves proof of age. See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body shows natural weathering and minor digs consistent with its age, and a gentle micro-texture across all faces. Both drill holes are intact. No cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tasso Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tasso — read as tiger tooth, horse tooth or wave — stands for strength and courage in every interpretation: forward movement, force channelled into form. On this broad bead, with its generous wave, that meaning is at its most expansive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tasso (tiger tooth, horse tooth or wave); one broad sweeping wave per face\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 14.0mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide, disc-like barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate, deep chocolate-brown with cream Tasso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, estimated 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent; no cracks; natural weathering and minor digs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Prominent; vermilion and rust-orange cinnabar visible in the cream field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-093024-TaBS3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspot-constellation-at-092924-tabs2\"\u003eAntique Tasso Dzi with Bloodspots, Pitch-Black (At-092924-TaBS2)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-tiger-tooth-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-052526-tabs\"\u003eAntique Tasso Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots (At-052526-TaBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tiger-tooth-tasso-dzi-bead-cream-ground-at-053126-ta4\"\u003eAntique Tiger Tooth Tasso Dzi, Cream Ground (At-053126-Ta4)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree Tasso beads, three different bodies, three readings of the same motif — this is the broadest, warmest and most openly wave-like.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45843441123494,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Tasso_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_1.jpg?v=1788941693"},{"product_id":"antique-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-053126-3dett","title":"Antique Three Diamond Eye \u0026 Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 27.5mm × 13.0mm (At-053126-3DETT)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diamond eye is the older form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the concentric ring, before the circular pupil-and-ring composition that defines most dzi beads in this collection, there was the diamond. Angular, four-pointed, its corners sharp rather than curved, the diamond eye is regarded as the precursor form from which the circular eye later developed. This bead carries three of them. They are etched in deep dark brown into a ground that is itself unusual in this collection: a warm terracotta-red agate, closer in tone to carnelian than to the chocolate-brown or pitch-black fields of the other antique beads. The dark diamond motifs read as figures pressed into a warm reddish field, the contrast quieter than cream-on-black and more inward in character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach diamond eye is a composition in itself: a dark brown outer diamond frame, a warm cream inner field, a dark brown inner diamond, three nested angular forms reading together as a pointed eye. On Face A, one diamond eye is centred and framed, flanked on each side by the tiger tooth motif, crossing diagonal stripes that form X-patterns against the warm ground. On Face B, two diamond eye forms appear, smaller and more compressed, but both fully resolved with the same nested structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodspots on this bead are shown at macro scale in Images 4, 5 and 6. They appear as rust-orange and warm brown natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) micro-dots scattered across both the dark zones and the cream fields of the diamond eye interiors, a well-distributed bloodspot field held within the agate itself. The macro images also show fine surface pitting throughout, consistent with age. 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\u003eThe end caps are the most striking physical feature of this bead. Both are a vivid terracotta-red agate, clearly visible in Images 2 and 3, with bright orange-red drill holes. Few beads in this collection have end caps of this tone. They show that the warm reddish ground of the body is the agate's natural colour throughout: body, caps, and drill channel are the same warm material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 27.5mm × 13.0mm this bead is compact and wide for its length, close to a rounded barrel. It sits differently in the hand from a long torpedo-shaped dzi, rounder and more immediate, the motif occupying a proportionally wider field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Diamond Eye motif\u003c\/strong\u003e carries the same triad of blessings as the Three Eye, happiness, success, and longevity (福祿壽 \/ fú lù shòu), in an older symbolic language. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Tiger Tooth motif\u003c\/strong\u003e adds strength and courage. This bead carries both together. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-three-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Diamond Eye (三鑽眼天珠) and Tiger Tooth; one diamond eye with tiger tooth on Face A; two diamond eyes on Face B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27.5mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.0mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide compact barrel with vivid terracotta-red end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; warm terracotta-red ground throughout; dark brown diamond motif lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, about 300 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent; no cracks; natural weathering marks and surface micro-pitting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Rust-orange and warm brown natural cinnabar micro-dots in the dark zones and diamond eye cream fields, shown at macro scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-053126-3DETT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\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-three-diamond-eye-dzi-57-5mm-at-061926-3de2\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye Dzi, 57.5mm, deep warm dark brown agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-eye-tiger-tooth-tibetan-dzi-bead-46mm-200-400yr-at-082525-4ett\"\u003eAntique Four Eye and Tiger Tooth Dzi, 46.4mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-tiger-tooth-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-052526-tabs\"\u003eAntique Tiger Tooth (Tasso) Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-leaf-bodhi-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-101624-flb\"\u003eAntique Four Leaf Bodhi Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-053026-db2e\"\u003eAntique Double Bat and Two Eye Dzi with 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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots in Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree angular eyes. One terracotta-red stone. The oldest form of the eye motif, carrying happiness, strength, and three centuries of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45869455540390,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Three_Diamond_Eye_Tiger_Tooth_Carnelian_Dzi_1_87f5e49e-0edb-4c8f-af82-9a5f38e5d65f.jpg?v=1788941739"},{"product_id":"antique-four-leaf-bodhi-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-101624-flb","title":"Antique Four Leaf Bodhi Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 35.7mm × 12.1mm, Honey-Brown Agate (At-101624-FLB)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe motif on this bead does not point upward. It opens outward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eMost people encountering the Four Leaf Bodhi for the first time expect a vertical composition — a leaf, a stem, a directional movement toward the light. What the etching on this bead actually presents is four arch-forms arranged in rotational symmetry around the bead's circumference, each one opening away from the centre, each one a distinct leaf shape resolved in cream on warm amber-brown agate. There is no top or bottom to this motif. Rotate the bead and the composition remains balanced at every position. The enlightenment it points toward is not above — it is in every direction simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe amber-brown ground is the first thing the eye reads. This is not the near-black field of the two eye or nine eye beads in this collection — this is a warm, honey-toned agate, the kind that carries light differently depending on the angle. The cream motif lines are fully resolved, well-etched, with clean boundaries between the leaf arches and the ground. At the intersections where the arches meet, the patterning tightens into a small central node — the compositional anchor from which all four leaves radiate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThen there are the bloodspots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBloodspots — known in Chinese as 硃砂 (zhūshā), also called cinnabar dots — are geological inclusions that form when mercury and sulfur are present during the agate's original formation. Mercuric sulfide crystallises within the stone as vermilion-to-orange-red micro-formations. In their purest form they are a deep red; in natural agate, where other minerals are also present, they read as orange-red to rust-toned flecks. No two bloodspot formations on any bead are identical — these are geological events locked into the stone hundreds of millions of years before anyone thought to carve a motif onto it. On this bead, the bloodspots are clearly visible in the photographs, distributed across the amber ground. They are a primary authentication marker for genuine aged agate dzi, and they are documented here exactly as they appear — unretouched, unenhanced, unaltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe body form is a compact barrel: 35.7mm long, 12.1mm in diameter — shorter and proportionally rounder than the elongated torpedoes elsewhere in this collection. This is a bead that sits fully in the palm. Both drill holes are clean and intact. The agate surface carries natural weathering marks consistent with a bead estimated to be 200 to 300 years old. No cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Four Leaf Bodhi Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e takes its name and meaning from the bodhi tree under which Shakyamuni Buddha achieved full enlightenment. The leaf is one of the oldest symbols in Tibetan Buddhist material culture — a marker of the moment when understanding became complete. Four leaves, arranged in the round, carry that symbolism without hierarchy or direction. This bead is worn or carried by those working toward clarity, toward the removal of confusion, toward the particular kind of stillness that precedes understanding.\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four Leaf Bodhi (四菩提葉) \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35.7 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.1 mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact barrel with warm brown end caps \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate — warm honey-brown ground, cream motif lines \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–300 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; natural weathering marks present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — vermilion\/orange-red cinnabar inclusions confirmed, visible throughout \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-101624-FLB \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\" class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\" class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may also like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\" class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Tasso \/ Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots\u003c\/a\u003e — At-052526-TaBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\" class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\"\u003eAntique Wave \u0026amp; Stripe Dzi with Bloodspot Inclusions\u003c\/a\u003e — At-052526-WS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e#FourLeafBodhiDzi #BodhiDzi #AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DziBead #BloodspotDzi #CinnabarDot #AmberAgate #EnlightenmentDzi #TibetanJewelry #DziCollector #AncientDziShop #AuthenticDzi #TibetanAmulet #At101624-FLB\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45885023879334,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_Tibetan_Four_Leaf_Bodhi_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_4.jpg?v=1788941764"},{"product_id":"antique-double-heaven-earth-gate-dzi-bloodspots-at-102324-dhge","title":"Double Heaven Gate \u0026 Earth Gate Dzi, 60.1mm × 12.5mm, warm chocolate-brown, terracotta-russet end caps (At-102324-DHGE)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe two ovals on the primary face do not look like eyes — they look like doorways, placed side by side, waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is one of the rarer structural compositions in the dzi tradition: a true Double Heaven Gate \u0026amp; Earth Gate configuration, in which two complete gate ovals occupy the primary face together, flanked by a single isolated gate on the opposite face, and connecting arch-crown forms on the two intervening sides. The bead must be rotated through all four orientations to be fully read. No single face contains the whole statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe primary face (Image 6) presents the defining composition — two soft warm-cream ovals set side by side on a warm chocolate-brown ground, their forms full and symmetrical, neither closed into an eye nor open into a C-ring. These are gate ovals: bounded, complete, architecturally intentional. The ground colour is a genuine warm chocolate-brown with a russet warmth throughout, and the polished surface catches light evenly across the full body length. The opposite face (Image 8) shows a single gate oval with internal framing bars — a rectangular gate structure that reads differently from the paired ovals, giving the bead an asymmetry that only becomes apparent once the bead is turned in hand. The two side faces (Images 7 and 9) show the connecting arch-crown motifs — layered cream arches that link the gate compositions across the width, adding visual complexity that the primary and opposite faces alone do not reveal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe body is an elongated spindle — 60.1mm in length at 12.5mm diameter — one of the longer examples in this collection. The agate itself is high-quality, with a smooth, well-polished surface that shows micro-pitting consistent with genuine age in the macro photography. The end caps (Images 3 and 4) are a warm terracotta-russet tone, distinctly different from the chocolate-brown body — this two-tone agate character is inherent, not applied, and contributes to the bead's visual complexity before the motif is even considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe bloodspot inclusions on this bead are cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) — mercuric sulfide occurring as a natural geological inclusion within the agate matrix. In the macro image (Image 2), the gate interior shows pervasive rust-orange micro-dot inclusions distributed across the inner oval zone, embedding themselves within the cream-white motif lines. The end caps (Images 3 and 4) carry a fine brown-orange cinnabar speckle across their domed surfaces. This is not surface staining — the inclusions are within the stone, positioned before the etching was applied, and are prized by Tibetan collectors for their auspicious spiritual potency. The cinnabar concentration within the gate interior is particularly notable: the bloodspots sit inside the symbolic threshold itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCompared to At-121824-HE2 (48.3mm, deep dark brown, single-oval composition generating four statements), this bead is substantially longer at 60.1mm, carries a warm chocolate-brown ground rather than deep dark brown, presents two complete gate ovals on the primary face rather than one, and adds confirmed cinnabar bloodspots absent from that listing. The At-022624-HEG (32.6mm, charcoal-grey, combined open oval and framed rectangular eye) is a different composition entirely. At 60.1mm it is one of the largest Heaven \u0026amp; Earth beads in the collection.\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Double Heaven Gate \u0026amp; Earth Gate Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Heaven Gate (天門, tiānmén) and Earth Gate (地門, dìmén) motif represents the threshold between realms — the opening through which consciousness passes, the boundary between the mundane and the sacred. In Tibetan dzi tradition, the gate oval is understood as a portal: a space of transition and clarity. Where a single gate bead presents one threshold, the Double Heaven Gate \u0026amp; Earth Gate configuration doubles this symbolic function — sky gate and earth gate together, the full vertical axis of existence held in a single bead. The motif is associated with clarity of mind, greater wisdom, and the capacity to perceive beyond ordinary limitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Heaven Gate \u0026amp; Earth Gate (天門地門); two paired gate ovals on primary face; single gate oval with rectangular framing bars on opposite face; connecting arch-crown forms on side faces \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60.1mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated spindle, smooth polished surface, micro-pitting visible under macro \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm chocolate-brown agate ground; soft warm-cream motif lines; warm terracotta-russet end caps (inherent two-tone agate colour) \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–300 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; minor surface micro-pitting consistent with age; smooth polished body; weathering marks as expected for antique agate \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — pervasive rust-orange cinnabar (硃砂) micro-dot inclusions within gate interior (macro-confirmed, Image 2); fine cinnabar speckle across both end cap surfaces (Images 3 \u0026amp; 4); warm tint in cream motif zones \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-102324-DHGE \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\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 Collection\u003c\/a\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 Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eYou May Also Like\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eExplore related beads from the collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-heaven-earth-dzi-bead-48mm-deep-brown-agate-200-400yr-at-121824-he2\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Motif Dzi Bead, 48.3mm × 11.7mm, Deep Brown Agate (At-121824-HE2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $800.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-heaven-earth-gate-dzi-300-500yr-at-0426-dhe\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Double Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Gate Dzi Bead — (At-0426-DHE)\u003c\/a\u003e — $3,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-double-wave-motif-dzi-bead-dark-brown-honey-brown-n-062226-dw3\"\u003eNew Double Wave Motif Dzi Bead, 57.8 × 12.6mm, very dark brown agate, honey-brown end caps (N-062226-DW3)\u003c\/a\u003e — $200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-eye-dzi-bead-honey-gold-dark-brown-at-053026-6e\"\u003eAntique Six Eye Dzi Bead, 54.9mm × 12.3mm, Honey-Gold End Caps, Dark Brown Agate (At-053026-6E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $2,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eBlog Links\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\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\/where-do-dzi-beads-come-from-origin-history-mystery\"\u003eWhere Do Dzi Beads Come From?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\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\/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\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is a bead that requires rotation to be understood — and rewards every degree of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45903871180966,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_-_Bloodspot_-_Double_Heaven_Gate_Earth_Gate_Dzi_5.jpg?v=1788941796"},{"product_id":"antique-double-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-102524-dtt","title":"Double Tiger Tooth Dzi, 29.1mm × 11.6mm, deep dark charcoal-brown, vermilion bloodspots (At-102524-DTT)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery face of this bead is in motion — the chevrons never stop, and never repeat the same geometry as the bead turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Double Tiger Tooth runs as a continuous interlocking chevron structure around all four faces, but each quarter turn shows a slightly different geometry: the V-forms shift from pointing up to pointing down to mirrored. The pattern owns the whole surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main face (Image 3) shows the classic double row most clearly — two continuous bands of interlocking cream-white chevrons on a deep charcoal-brown ground along the full 29.1mm. The ground is distinctly cool, between warm chocolate and true black, which makes the cream lines unusually bright and sharp. The other faces show the same bands with shifted alignment, the teeth meeting at different angles. The close-ups (Images 1 and 2) show fine micro-pitting and weathering along the central ridge — genuine signs of long handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is a compact barrel-spindle, 29.1mm × 11.6mm, widest at the centre and tapering cleanly. The end caps (Images 6 and 7) are a warm terracotta-russet with clean drill holes and smooth domed profiles — a natural two-tone character, cool dark body with warm russet ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe close-ups show natural cinnabar (朱砂) inclusions within the agate: warm vermilion to rust-orange dots and patches within the cream motif areas, plus a distinct rust-orange patch at mid-body (Image 6). The colour is a beautiful, saturated vermilion. Bloodspots are part of the stone itself and add greatly to a bead's appeal, though they are not in themselves proof of age. See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong our tiger tooth beads, the Tasso beads At-052526-TaBS, At-092924-TaBS2 and At-093024-TaBS3 carry single-tooth designs; this is a double tiger tooth, and its cool charcoal ground sets it apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Double Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tiger Tooth (虎牙) is one of the oldest continuous traditions in dzi design, associated with strength, courage and protection. The double form — two interlocking rows rather than one — wraps the whole bead, leaving no side unguarded. Many collectors read tiger tooth and wave as closely related, both carrying the meaning of ceaseless forward motion and unbroken continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Tiger Tooth (雙虎牙); continuous interlocking chevron rows on all four faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29.1mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact barrel-spindle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep charcoal-brown agate with cream-white motif and terracotta-russet end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, estimated 300–500 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No cracks; fine micro-pitting along the central ridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Prominent; vermilion to rust-orange dots and patches in the cream areas, plus a patch at mid-body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-102524-DTT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi Beads\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-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-300-500yr-at-052526-tabs\"\u003eAntique Tasso Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots (At-052526-TaBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspot-constellation-at-092924-tabs2\"\u003eAntique Tasso Dzi with Bloodspots (At-092924-TaBS2)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tasso-dzi-bead-bloodspots-deep-brown-at-093024-tabs3\"\u003eAntique Tasso Dzi with Bloodspots, Deep Brown (At-093024-TaBS3)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-at-053126-ws2\"\u003eAntique Wave and Stripe Dzi (At-053126-WS2)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-bloodspot-inclusions-200-400yr-at-052526-ws\"\u003eAntique Wave and Stripe Dzi with Bloodspots (At-052526-WS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-round-tiger-tooth-longevity-dzi-at-070826-rttl\"\u003eAntique Round Tiger Tooth and Longevity Dzi (At-070826-RTTL)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-triple-vajra-dzi-bead-bloodspots-48mm-at-090226-3vjbs\"\u003eAntique Triple Vajra Dzi with Bloodspots (At-090226-3VJBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-tiger-tooth-motif-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-030326-ttbs\"\u003eVintage Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots (V-030326-TTBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-meaning\"\u003eTiger Tooth Dzi Bead: Meaning, Types and How to Choose\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\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\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bead that protects on every side — because the motif never stops moving.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45906245517478,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Antique_-_Bloodspot_-_Double_Tiger_Tooth_Ant-B-DTT-102524_4.jpg?v=1788941818"},{"product_id":"ancient-two-diamond-eye-dzi-bloodspots-1500-2000yr-anc-0426-2de","title":"Ancient Two Diamond Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots — (Anc-0426-2DE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diamond eye is not the same as the round eye. Where the classic dzi eye is a circle — soft, orbital, expansive — the diamond eye is angular, pointed at its corners, tightly drawn. It carries a different visual energy: focused, precise, directional. This bead carries two of them, one on each face, and both are filled with something rarer still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the macro photographs. Inside each white diamond field, cinnabar bloodspots are concentrated. At the centre of the diamond they gather densely, forming a dark brown mass that sits within the white like a second shape nested inside the first. Scattered across the white stripe zones of the entire body, hundreds of individual red-orange bloodspot dots are visible — too small to see clearly with the naked eye, unmistakable under magnification. This is not surface staining. These are natural cinnabar inclusions within the agate itself. Genuine bloodspots cannot be added to a bead after it is made, and a concentration like this is rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eancient dzi bead\u003c\/a\u003e estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 years old, and it belongs equally in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003ebloodspot dzi collection\u003c\/a\u003e — a category defined precisely by this kind of deep, natural cinnabar inclusions within the stone. The black ground zones across the body show dense micro-crystalline surface crackle: the agate surface has broken down into a fine mosaic of micro-pitting that is the hallmark of extreme age. The drill holes at both ends are fully intact, their interiors darkened and aged. The end face shown in Image 10 reveals the bead tip in macro — a smooth rounded cap, matte with age, scattered with cinnabar dots, the drill hole centred and clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form of this bead is compact and rounded — shorter and broader than many ancient dzi, with a satisfying weight in the hand. The ridge line runs along one face. The stripe pattern creates a complex layered composition on the reverse: angular lines cutting across the body in a way that, under macro, looks almost architectural. The two diamond eyes sit on opposite faces, giving the bead a bilateral symmetry that makes it equally compelling from either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are building a collection around protective and auspicious dzi, the two diamond eye is traditionally associated with clarity, decisiveness, and the accumulation of wisdom. Paired with the bloodspot presence documented here, this is a piece that collectors in Tibetan, Chinese, and Southeast Asian traditions would recognise as exceptional. You may also want to compare it with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-053126-3dett\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots — At-053126-3DETT\u003c\/a\u003e, another diamond-eye bead where cinnabar bloodspots are the defining feature, or the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-one-eye-mountain-dzi-bloodspots-1500-2000yr-anc-0426-1emt\"\u003eAncient One Eye \u0026amp; Mountain Motif Dzi with Bloodspots — Anc-0426-1EMt\u003c\/a\u003e, a rare dual-motif piece from the same bloodspot collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery surface detail of this bead — the bloodspot dots, the crackle pitting, the diamond eye centres, the aged drill holes — is photographed and visible in the images before you. There is nothing hidden and nothing enhanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Diamond Eye \u003cstrong\u003eAge estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,500–2,000 years \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extreme — cinnabar dot scatter throughout white fields; pooling at diamond centres confirmed under macro \u003cstrong\u003eSurface condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense micro-crystalline crackle pitting across dark ground; patina intact \u003cstrong\u003eDrill holes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both ends intact, interiors aged \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anc-0426-2DE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Bloodspot Dzi Beads\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAncient\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deepest expression of age and cinnabar bloodspots — diamond eye variants and bloodspot saturation marking pieces over 500 years old with unmistakable surface crackle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-one-eye-mountain-dzi-bloodspots-1500-2000yr-anc-0426-1emt\"\u003eAncient One Eye \u0026amp; Mountain Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots (Anc-0426-1EMt)\u003c\/a\u003e — $6,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-eight-eye-dzi-bead-500-700-years-ac-071026-8e\"\u003eAncient Eight Eye Dzi Bead, 51.3×13.0mm, warm grey-brown agate, 500–700 years (Ac-071026-8E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $5,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-2000-years-ac-070926-3de\"\u003eThree Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Motif, 36.3×13.1mm, cream agate, 2,000+ years (Ac-070926-3DE)\u003c\/a\u003e — $99,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-nine-eye-dzi-bead-53mm-dark-brown-500-800-years-ac-091626-9e\"\u003eNine Eye Dzi Bead, 53.8×12.5mm, Dark Brown Agate, 500–800 Years (Ac-091626-9E)\u003c\/a\u003e — $8,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAntique\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBloodspot concentration and diamond eye variants from the 100–500 year range, where cinnabar bloodspots and crackle formation create deep visual complexity without extreme calcification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-053126-3dett\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 27.5mm × 13.0mm (At-053126-3DETT)\u003c\/a\u003e — $2,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-dzi-57-5mm-at-061926-3de2\"\u003eThree Diamond Eye Dzi, 57.5×13.9mm, Deep Warm Dark Brown Agate (At-061926-3DE2)\u003c\/a\u003e — $6,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-banded-agate-38mm-at-080426-2ebs\"\u003eTwo Eye \u0026amp; Bloodspots, 38.0×13.1mm, banded agate (At-080426-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,800.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-two-eye-dzi-bead-extreme-bloodspot-saturation-at-092724-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspot Saturation, 41.0mm × 13.0mm (At-092724-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-six-diamond-eye-dzi-bloodspots-at062126-6de\"\u003eAntique Six Diamond Eye Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 40.8×13.6mm, High-Gloss Black Agate (At-062126-6DE)\u003c\/a\u003e — $3,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-eight-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-extreme-bloodspots-at-0426-8ett\"\u003eAntique Eight Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspots | ~500 Years Old (At-0426-8ETT)\u003c\/a\u003e — $4,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/at-062926-9ebs-antique-nine-eye-dzi-bloodspots-77mm\"\u003eNine Eye Motif, 77.0×12.8mm, deep dark brown agate with bloodspots (At-062926-9EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $5,800.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary and 1980s Taiwan bloodspot pieces that echo the cinnabar bloodspots and protective symbolism of diamond eye forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-taiwan-two-eye-variant-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-080426-2evbs\"\u003eTwo Eye Variant, 36.2×11.5mm, Dark Brown Agate, Bloodspots, Vintage Taiwan (V-080426-2EVBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $700.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-benefactor-dzi-bead-bloodspots-pitch-black-36mm-v-090126-benbs\"\u003eBenefactor Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 36.3×11.9mm, Pitch-Black Agate, 1980s Taiwan (V-090126-BENBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $1,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-eight-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-092924-8ebs\"\u003eEight Eye Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 41.8×11.9mm, Two-Tone Agate (V-092924-8EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e — $600.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45911743561894,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Ancient_-_Bloodspot_-_Two_Diamond_Eye_TiD-Anc-XB-TwE-102824_4.jpg?v=1788941852"},{"product_id":"antique-four-eye-wave-dzi-25-8mm-at-061926-4ew","title":"Four Eye \u0026 Wave Dzi, 25.8×11.7mm, Warm Medium Brown Agate (At-061926-4EW)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\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\"\u003eOn every face of this bead, the eye and the wave are the same line. There is no boundary where one motif ends and the other begins — the cream-white ring of the eye simply unwinds into the curve of the wave, one continuous stroke running across the full width of each face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis is what sets the composition apart from other four-eye beads in this collection. Elsewhere, eye and secondary motif tend to occupy separate registers — paired, flanking, or placed on alternating faces. Here, across all four lateral faces, a single fully closed concentric ring eye sits at one side of the composition, and a flowing S-curve or spiral extends from it across the remainder of the face. No two faces treat that extension the same way: on one face the wave opens into a broad arc; on another it curls tightly back almost to its own starting point; on a third it sits somewhere between the two. Four eyes, four waves, four slightly different decisions about where a line should go once it leaves the circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEach eye carries a warm cream-white to warm beige outer ring, a deep warm dark brown to near-black interior, and a small warm brown pupil set just off-centre within that interior — visible clearly in the angled photographs. The ground of this bead is warm medium-to-dark brown, notably lighter and warmer in overall tone than many of the pitch-black or deep chocolate-brown beads in this collection. The end caps at both tips are warm honey-tan to warm caramel-brown, and the drill holes are small, neat, and centred, with a warm golden-brown interior visible at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe form is a compact oval barrel — short and dense relative to its width, at 25.8×11.7mm one of the smaller beads in this collection. That compactness changes how the motif reads: with less length to work across, the eye-and-wave line on each face feels immediate, almost handwritten, rather than unfolding gradually the way it might on a longer bead. The surface is high-gloss throughout, with no cracks, chips, or structural damage visible in any photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis bead carries a light natural cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) presence, though not at a level prominent enough to warrant treatment as a dedicated bloodspot piece — a light characteristic rather than a defining visual feature, and disclosed here simply as an honest part of the bead's full picture rather than a marketed highlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAt-082525-4ETT separates its eye and tiger tooth elements onto distinct faces. At-012325-4E uses isolated eyes on a warm amber-orange motif without any wave extension. At-042626-4E3 and At-061926-4EEG are both built on pitch-black grounds with entirely different secondary motifs. At-061926-4EW is distinct among our four-eye beads in rendering the eye and the wave as a single unbroken line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Four Eye \u0026amp; Wave Motif\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe four-eye motif (四眼天珠, sì yǎn tiānzhū) is traditionally understood as a remover of obstacles — protection and clarity extended in all four directions, easing the wearer's path toward whatever they are working to achieve. The wave motif, closely related in form to the tiger tooth motif and at times difficult to distinguish from it, is associated in Tibetan dzi tradition with continuous, never-ending success — a current that does not stop, mirroring the unbroken line of the wave itself as it moves across the surface of the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eCombined as they are on this bead — eye flowing directly into wave, no separation between the two — the pairing reads less as two distinct blessings placed side by side and more as a single continuous statement: clear sight feeding directly into sustained momentum, one quality enabling the other without interruption.\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\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four Eye \u0026amp; Wave (四眼天珠 sì yǎn tiānzhū + 浪紋 làng wén); closely related to the Tiger Tooth motif in form; one fully closed concentric ring eye per lateral face (four total), each fused directly into a flowing S-curve or spiral wave extension; wave treatment varies face to face — no two identical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25.8mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.7mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact oval barrel; short and dense relative to width\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; warm medium-to-dark brown ground; cream-white to warm beige motif lines; warm honey-tan to warm caramel-brown end caps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks, no chips, no structural damage; high-gloss surface throughout; both drill holes small, neat, and centred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present but not prominent — light natural cinnabar presence; not classified as a bloodspot dzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-061926-4EW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\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 | \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\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\u003eYou may also like\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFor other four-eye dzi in this collection, see \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-four-eye-tiger-tooth-tibetan-dzi-bead-46mm-200-400yr-at-082525-4ett\"\u003eAt-082525-4ETT\u003c\/a\u003e (eye and tiger tooth on separate faces), \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-four-eye-dzi-bead-amber-dark-brown-at-012325-4e\"\u003eAt-012325-4E\u003c\/a\u003e (warm amber-orange motif on deep dark brown), and \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-four-eye-earth-gate-dzi-37-7mm-at-061926-4eeg\"\u003eAt-061926-4EEG\u003c\/a\u003e (pitch-black, earth gate secondary).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFor wave-only motifs without eyes, see \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-double-wave-dzi-bead-compact-at-072325-dw5\"\u003eAt-072325-DW5\u003c\/a\u003e (compact double wave, 28.4×10.6mm) and \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-wave-stripe-dzi-bead-bloodspot-inclusions-200-400yr-at-052526-ws\"\u003eAt-052526-WS\u003c\/a\u003e (wave as readable rhythm, with bloodspots).\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\u003eFrom the blog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\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 Bead Motifs and Their Meanings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\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\/the-four-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Four-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/a\u003e\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\"\u003eFour eyes, four waves, and not one line on this bead that knows where to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46133897068710,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/FourEye_Wave_1.jpg?v=1781889991"},{"product_id":"ancient-three-eye-dzi-pitch-black-blue-toned-eye-ac-030525-3e","title":"Three Eye Dzi, 2+1 Split Distribution, 50.8×12.9mm, Pitch-Black Ground, Blue-Toned Third Eye (Ac-030525-3E)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo of the three eyes on this bead share the same warm honey-brown centre. The third, on the opposite face, has turned blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat blue is not a treatment or a trick of the light. Image 4 shows it clearly: the inner zone of the eye on Face B is a cool, pale blue-grey, quite unlike the warm honey-orange centres of the two eyes on Face A. Same stone, same bead — yet one eye carries a different colour entirely, most likely from natural variation in the agate at that spot. The photographs show it exactly as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bead is a long, slender fusiform, 50.8mm × 12.9mm, pitch-black through the body, with warm reddish-brown to chocolate-brown end caps where the natural agate colour shows. The drill holes are small and well placed, with warm terracotta interiors (Images 6 and 7). The surface is semi-matte to semi-gloss, and close up the black ground shows a fine granular texture consistent with its age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eyes are arranged two and one: two side by side on Face A, one on Face B, so you have to turn the bead to see all three. Each is a fully closed oval with a cream-white outer ring, a coloured inner zone and a dark pupil, bold and large relative to the bead's width. The upper and lower faces (Images 3 and 5) carry warm honey-brown wave connectors across the black ground, and the agate's natural chocolate and reddish-brown banding shows through toward the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warm honey-orange tint in the centres of the two Face A eyes comes from natural cinnabar (朱砂) within the agate, seen here as a soft tonal warmth rather than as distinct dots. Bloodspots are a natural feature of the stone and add to its appeal, but they are not in themselves proof of age. See our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003ebloodspots guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Three Eye Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Three Eye dzi (三眼天珠) is one of the most sought-after designs in the tradition. Three is a number of completeness in Buddhism — the Three Jewels of the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha — so a three eye dzi holds teacher, teaching and community together as a complete refuge. It is also linked with past, present and future, and with happiness, prosperity and longevity. The eye itself stands for wisdom: seeing through surface appearance to the true nature of things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Eye (三眼天珠); two closed oval eyes on Face A with honey-orange centres, one on Face B with a pale blue-grey centre; wave connectors on the upper and lower faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50.8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.9mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated, symmetrically tapered fusiform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pitch-black agate with reddish-brown to chocolate-brown end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient, estimated 500–700 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No chips, cracks, medicine digs or rework; fine granular surface texture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — Light; natural cinnabar seen as warm tinting within the Face A eyes rather than distinct dots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ac-030525-3E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eAncient Dzi Beads\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-three-eye-dzi-bead-warm-brown-at-053126-3e\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi (At-053126-3E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\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 (At-092724-2EBS)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-four-eye-dzi-bloodspots-pitch-black-at-042626-4e3\"\u003eAntique Four Eye Dzi with Bloodspots (At-042626-4E3)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-five-eye-kubera-dzi-bead-pitch-black-at-072625-5e\"\u003eAntique Five Eye Kubera Dzi (At-072625-5E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-four-eye-dzi-square-framed-warm-brown-ac-080425-4e\"\u003eAncient Four Eye Dzi, Square-Framed Eyes (Ac-080425-4E)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-three-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Three Eye Dzi Bead: Symbolism and Significance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/where-do-dzi-beads-come-from-origin-history-mystery\"\u003eWhere Do Dzi Beads Come From?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree eyes, two faces, one bead — and the blue one is always on the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46196771225766,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Ancient_Tibetan_Dzi_featuring_Three_Eye_Motif_1.jpg?v=1788942103"},{"product_id":"antique-three-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-cinnabar-bloodspots-at-070926-3ettbs","title":"Three Eye \u0026 Tiger Tooth Motif, 48.0×12.5mm, pitch-black agate, cinnabar bloodspots (At-070926-3ETTBS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e✦ Every piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed unretouched and described exactly as found. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe red dots in the macro photographs are not part of the motif — they are cinnabar inclusions sitting inside the agate itself, visible to the naked eye without magnification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique Tibetan dzi bead carries a composite three eye and tiger tooth motif on a pitch-black agate ground, measuring 48.0×12.5mm and estimated at 300–500 years of age. The ground is pitch-black, confirmed from all flat-lit white-background photographs. The cream-white motif lines are crisp and well-defined throughout: on each of the three primary faces, a single eye — a cream ring enclosing a dark centre — is framed by tiger tooth chevron elements on either side, creating a face that reads as both protective and composed. The vertical stripe separators divide the bead into its three panel zones. From the angled end shots (images 8–9) the warm reddish-brown natural banding of the agate is visible at the drill end caps, transitioning cleanly into the pitch-black body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cinnabar inclusions (硃砂, zhusha — mercuric sulfide) are the defining physical feature of this bead. All three macro photographs document them: discrete reddish-orange to vermillion pinpoints, individually visible, distributed throughout the cream-white motif zones. Image 2 shows the inclusions scattered across the cream field of the tiger tooth zone and the lower cream stripe — bright, individually distinct, unmistakably red. Image 3 brings the eye ring zone into focus: the cinnabar dots are concentrated around the cream ring, with additional scatter through the surrounding field. Image 4 shows the same distribution in a different cream zone — the pinpoints are consistent across the full surface of the cream areas. These inclusions are natural and sit within the agate; real bloodspots cannot be added after a bead is made. Bloodspots also occur in new beads, so they are valued for their beauty and meaning rather than as a measure of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface shows weathering marks and minor digs consistent with 300–500 years of handling and use — evidence of authentic age, not damage. The black ground shows fine age-consistent surface micro-texture. No cracks are present anywhere on the piece in any of the eight photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 48.0×12.5mm this bead has the proportions to function as a centrepiece or primary focal bead. The pitch-black ground makes both the cream motif and the visible cinnabar inclusions read with maximum contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three eye dzi is one of the most significant configurations in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, associated with the three jewels — Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha — and connected to the goddess of wealth and abundance. The tiger tooth motif adds protective energy: the downward and upward-pointing chevrons evoke the tiger's strength and its role as a guardian against harm. On a dual-motif bead, these two symbolic systems are understood to reinforce each other — the three eyes bringing happiness, success, and longevity, the tiger tooth providing the protective field within which those blessings can accumulate. The cinnabar inclusions add a further layer: in Tibetan material culture, bloodspot dzi are highly sought after, their red inclusions read as a sign of the stone's inner vitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth (dual motif)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48.0mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barrel, fusiform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agate (pitch-black body; warm reddish-brown natural banding at end caps; cream-white motif lines with cinnabar bloodspot inclusions)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Surface weathering marks and minor digs consistent with genuine age. Fine age-consistent surface micro-texture on black ground. No cracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominent — cinnabar (硃砂\/zhusha, mercuric sulfide). Discrete reddish-orange to vermillion pinpoints distributed throughout cream motif zones; visible to the naked eye. Documented in macro photographs (images 2–4).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-070926-3ETTBS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther reading:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/bloodspots\"\u003eBloodspots on Dzi Beads: What Cinnabar Dots Are\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/the-three-eye-dzi-bead-symbolism-and-significance\"\u003eThe Three-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/what-gives-dzi-beads-value-and-what-to-be-careful-of\"\u003eWhat Gives Dzi Beads Their Value \u0026amp; What to Avoid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is offered as found — no restoration, no enhancement, no retouching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✦ Unretouched photographs. Honest descriptions. Every piece exactly as it is. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46409175236774,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Ancient_Tibetan_Three_Eye_Dzi_with_Bloodspots_4.jpg?v=1788942245"},{"product_id":"antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-060725-db2e2","title":"Antique Double Bat \u0026 Two Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 31.5mm × 11.6mm, Grey-Brown Agate (At-060725-DB2E2)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis bat is drawn in a single stroke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eImage 7 shows it at macro scale: one fluid S-curve beginning with a dark scrollwork hook at the top — the bat's body — sweeping through the cream field in a continuous arc, curling into a broad C-form at the base. Two of these strokes, mirrored across the bead's central axis, make the double bat composition. At standard viewing distance the two strokes read together as spread wings, as a face with two eyes, as a bilateral gesture of openness. At macro scale each stroke resolves into its own complete calligraphic movement. The bat motif on this bead is not a stamped symbol — it is a drawn form, and at close range it reads like one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis bead is older and larger than the other Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye bead in this collection. Where At-053026-DB2E measures 28.8mm × 12.0mm on a warm dark brown ground, this bead is 31.5mm × 11.6mm — longer, with a more rectangular barrel profile, broader squared shoulders, and a ground colour that reads as cool graphite grey-brown rather than warm brown. The cream zones on this bead are unusually generous: the bat wing forms are wide and dominant, occupying most of each face, nearly inverting the typical dark-ground dzi ratio. The cream is the field here; the dark reads as the line within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe four faces follow the same alternating logic as its companion: bat on Face A, eye on Face B, bat reversed on Face C, eye on Face D. The bat on Face A presents the full double-wing composition — two cream arcs sweeping inward, two dark bat pupils floating within the cream field, a lower arc completing the form below. Face C reverses this reading, the wings now resolving as upward-curling scrollwork, more calligraphic and fluid from this direction. The two eyes on Faces B and D are both fully resolved — clean concentric rings, defined cream fields, dark brown pupils — each sitting within a broad cream surround that gives them a larger visual presence than the eye alone would command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eImage 7's macro reveals something specific about the bloodspots on this bead: fine dark micro-dots scattered across the cream zones, appearing as black micro-particles within the white field. This is a different bloodspot expression from the rust-orange cinnabar visible in other beads in this collection — the same geological process, mercuric sulfide forming within the agate, but resolved here in darker tones within the cream rather than rust-orange within the dark zones. Both are cinnabar. Both are authentication markers. Neither can be added or replicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe agate surface in the macro also shows pronounced micro-pitting — the fine weathering texture that accumulates over centuries and is absent from reproductions. Consistent with a bead estimated to be 300 to 500 years old. Both drill holes are intact, centred in the grey-brown end caps. No cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Double Bat Motif (蝠蝠)\u003c\/strong\u003e operates through phonetic homophony: 蝠 (fú) shares its sound with 福, the character for blessing and good fortune. Two bats double the resonance. Paired with the Two Eye motif — harmony between people — this bead carries both accumulated blessing and relational alignment across five centuries of Tibetan material culture.\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Bat (蝠蝠) \u0026amp; Two Eye — alternating faces \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31.5 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.6 mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide rectangular barrel with grey-brown end caps, broader shoulders than torpedo form \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate — cool graphite grey-brown ground, broad cream motif zones \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; pronounced surface micro-pitting consistent with age; natural weathering marks present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — dark micro-dot cinnabar inclusions in cream zones confirmed at macro scale; additional inclusions in dark zones \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-060725-DB2E2 \u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\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 | \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\u003c\/a\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Beads: Two Eye \u0026amp; Double Bat Motifs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTwo Eye and Double Bat dzi beads carry complementary energies—harmony between people paired with blessing and protection across centuries. Below are genuine antique and ancient alternatives that share these potent themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient Beads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe rarest and oldest pieces in the collection, with confirmed antiquity of 500+ years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-spiral-ring-eyes-cool-grey-brown-ac-052525-2e\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Dzi, Spiral and Ring Eyes, 38.4×11.8mm, Cool Grey-Brown Agate, Over 1,000 Years\u003c\/a\u003e — Ac-052525-2E — $30,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-heavy-calcification-pitch-black-ac-070926-twe\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Motif, 45.1×13.7mm, Pitch-Black Agate, Heavy Calcification, 1,500–2,000 Years\u003c\/a\u003e — Ac-070926-TWE — $7,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-companion-ac-073026-2e2\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Motif, 34.3×11.8mm, Pitch-Black \u0026amp; Cream-Beige Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — Ac-073026-2E2 — $10,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-eye-dzi-bead-500-800-years-ac-073026-2e\"\u003eAncient Two Eye Motif, 35.8×11.8mm, Pitch-Black \u0026amp; Tan Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — Ac-073026-2E — $10,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique Beads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAuthenticated antique dzi in the 100–500 year range, featuring two eye motifs and related protection themes that pair naturally with this Double Bat bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-053026-db2e\"\u003eAntique Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, 28.8mm × 12.0mm, Warm Dark Brown\u003c\/a\u003e — At-053026-DB2E — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-two-eye-dzi-bead-extreme-bloodspot-saturation-at-092724-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi with Extreme Bloodspot Saturation, 41.0mm × 13.0mm\u003c\/a\u003e — At-092724-2EBS — $1,200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-two-eye-dzi-bead-56mm-pitch-black-at-080226-2e5\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Motif, 56.0×12.2mm, Pitch-Black \u0026amp; Dark Brown Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — At-080226-2E5 — $1,500.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-banded-agate-38mm-at-080426-2ebs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye \u0026amp; Bloodspots, 38.0×13.1mm, Banded Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — At-080426-2EBS — $1,800.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-two-eye-variant-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-072326-2evbs\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Variant, 41.1×13.7mm, Dark Brown Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — At-072326-2EVBS — $3,000.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eContemporary and vintage Taiwan pieces offering Two Eye protection energy at accessible price points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-two-eye-motif-taiwan-dzi-bead-090525\"\u003eNew Two Eye Motif, 39.9×11.6mm, Dark Brown and Pitch-Black Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — N-090525-2E — $500.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-taiwan-two-eye-variant-dzi-bead-bloodspots-v-080426-2evbs\"\u003eVintage Two Eye Variant, 36.2×11.5mm, Dark Brown Agate, Bloodspots, Vintage Taiwan\u003c\/a\u003e — V-080426-2EVBS — $700.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-two-diamond-eye-dzi-bloodspots-1500-2000yr-anc-0426-2de\"\u003eNew Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead With Bloodspots, 58.4×13.7mm, Cream-Ground Agate\u003c\/a\u003e — N-062126-2E2 — $200.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-taiwan-two-eye-dzi-bead-v062126-2e\"\u003eVintage Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, Taiwan, 32.7×11.7mm\u003c\/a\u003e — V-062126-2E — $400.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOne stroke per wing. Two wings per bat. Two bats per bead. Three to five centuries of a gesture that means blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. 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