Four Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 58.5×13.9mm, Medium-Dark Warm Brown (N-062426-4E)

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The two eyes on one face of this bead are not the same — and when you turn it over, the other face isn't the same as either of them.

Most four eye dzi resolve into two matched pairs, one pair per face, mirror-image across the body. This one doesn't. Face A carries two eyes with distinctly different constructions: one is an open C-ring frame with a loose spiral interior, the other a conventional closed ring with a clear round pupil. Turn the bead over to Face B and both eyes close into full rings — prominent, bold, and nearly matched — with a connecting element joining them at their inner edges. Same motif, same count, two entirely different visual languages depending on which face is forward.

The bead is a pronounced fusiform — long and tapered at both ends, with an asymmetry to the taper that the angled shots in Images 3 and 4 make clear. One end rounds off gradually; the other drops away more abruptly to a tighter point where the drill hole sits. The ground is a medium-dark warm brown, confirmed from white-background photography — warmer and lighter than the very deep dark warm brown of the N-062226-DW3 or N-062226-9E2, with a chocolate warmth that sits comfortably between those darker pieces and the medium warm brown of N-062226-6E2. The motif lines read off-white to cream with a honey-tan warmth at the edges where the agate and the etched field meet. The surface is semi-gloss throughout.

No cracks, chips, or surface damage are observed in any of the four photographs.

The four eye dzi, despite being newly crafted, carries the full visual grammar of an established lineage — the pairing structure, the dividing stripes, the ring constructions — while offering something older pieces rarely do: total surface clarity and photography that shows you exactly what you are receiving.

The Four Eye Motif

The Four Eye dzi (四眼天珠) is among the most widely recognised forms in the Tibetan dzi tradition. Four eyes are understood to extend protective awareness in all four cardinal directions simultaneously — watching, clearing obstacles, and creating conditions for forward movement. The tradition associates four-eye dzi with the removal of hindrances and the opening of paths that would otherwise remain closed. Four eyes also correspond to the Four Immeasurables of Buddhist teaching: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity — a complete attitudinal framework held within a single bead. Whether worn, carried, or placed on an altar, the four-eye form is considered one of the foundational protective configurations in the dzi canon.

Motif — Four Eye (四眼天珠); two eyes per face; open C-ring spiral construction (Face A, left eye), closed-ring construction (Face A, right eye and both Face B eyes)
Length — 58.5mm
Diameter — 13.9mm
Form — Elongated fusiform; pronounced asymmetric taper
Material — Agate
Age Estimate — New (within last 20 years)
Condition — No cracks, chips, or surface damage observed
Bloodspots — None
Product ID — N-062426-4E
Collection — New Dzi Beads

Four Eye Dzi Beads in Stock

The four eye motif clears hindrances and opens paths of forward movement. Below you will find antique and new four eye forms, as well as complementary protective motifs suited to similar intentions.

Antique & Ancient

These older pieces carry the full lineage of four eye tradition, with surface character and depth of age that speaks to their time in the world.

• Four Eye Dzi, Square-Framed Eyes, 49.5×12.6mm, Deep Dark Warm Brown, S-Curve Connector Face (Ac-080425-4E) — $16,000.00
• Four Eye & Dharma Conch Dzi, 45.6×13.3mm, Warm Brown Agate (At-090626-4EDC) — $3,000.00
• Antique Four Eye & Tiger Tooth Tibetan Dzi Bead, 46.4mm × 11.5mm (At-082525-4ETT) — $800.00
• Antique Four Eye Dzi, open C-ring eyes, two-tone terracotta-orange & dark-brown agate, 57.1mm × 14.4mm (At-060126-4E2) — $1,200.00
• Four Eye & Earth Gate Dzi, 37.7×12.1mm, Pitch-Black Agate (At-061926-4EEG) — $1,200.00
• Four Eye & Wave Dzi, 25.8×11.7mm, Warm Medium Brown Agate (At-061926-4EW) — $2,500.00
• Antique Four Eye Dzi, 47.5mm × 13.6mm, pitch-black & bright white, cinnabar bloodspots (At-042626-4E3) — $3,500.00

New & Vintage

Contemporary and Taiwan-era four eye beads offer immediate access to the motif with the clarity and finish of recent work.

• Four Eye Variant Motif, 57.8×13.6mm, dark brown and honey agate (N-090526-4EV3) — $300.00
• Four Eye Variant Motif, 57.6×13.4mm, dark brown-black and cream agate (N-090526-4EV4) — $300.00
• Four Eye Variant Dzi Bead, 57.7×13.5mm, Warm Brown Agate (N-083126-4EV) — $350.00
• Four Eye Variant Dzi Bead, 56.8×12.8mm, Dark Warm Brown Agate, Divot Disclosed (N-083126-4EV2) — $300.00
• Four Eye Motif, 40.2×11.0mm, dark brown and pitch-black agate (N-090225-4E2) — $500.00
• Four Eye Motif, 40.1×11.4mm, dark brown and pitch-black agate (N-082825-4E) — $500.00
• Vintage Four Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 49.4×11.9mm, Dark Brown Agate (V-070226-4E) — $600.00
• Vintage Four Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 53.9×11.6mm, Black Agate (V-070226-4E2) — $600.00

→ The Four-Eye Dzi Bead: Meaning & Symbolism
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Every 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.

✦ All photographs on this page are unretouched. What you see is what you receive. ✦

All 4 product images are unretouched. Lighting may affect colour rendering; please refer to the white-background shots for the most accurate ground colour.