Dzi beads have been covered with a mysterious veil by the outside world since ancient times, and are loved by many circles such as the ancient bead industry, the jewelry industry, the entertainment industry, and the fashion industry. In ancient times, there was a saying that “one pearl makes a good horse”. The price of a sweaty BMW in contemporary times is also in the millions. You can also think that one day beads can be exchanged for a batch of better BMW sedans. It can be seen that the price of dzi beads, especially pure dzi beads, is not available now.
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The patterns of dzi beads are various, and they have always existed in the same way. Every friend who loves dzi beads is very curious about the pattern totem itself. The following Zhuqu will explain to you a large number of pure dzi picture materials to explain the patterns of dzi beads, and what should these patterns be called?
Totem
Before going through a lot of pictures, let’s get to know some basic pattern elements.
The dzi patterns generally include dots, lines, squares, circles, diamonds, triangles, etc. We have named the symbols. For example, “○” represents eyes, 1 circle is 1 eye, and 2 circles are 2 eyes.
These names come from oral traditions of Tibetans, and of course some are made up by businessmen. No matter where they come from, they are now a popular name.
▻◅ⓞ⊙◘♡♁♒♢┌
▻◅ Generally known as tooth or mountain in dzi decoration
ⓞIt is generally defined as eye-in-eye in dzi decoration
⊙◘These two dotted ones are called stars
♡ This peach heart represents the lotus
Several different totem lotus dzi beads
♁ This is called Aquarius
♒ This pattern is called water pattern
♢ Representing the Vajra Eye of the Wrathful Venerable
┌Represents the ground door
This kind of broken line totem is common in two-eyed, four-eyed, six-eyed, nine-eyed, and twelve-eyed dzi beads
Vajra Totem ◉▼
There are also some that cannot be represented by symbols in the computer, such as this dzi totem called the vajra
These special totem dzi beads were highly sought after
The beads of these special totems are very valuable, mainly because of their rarity.
I don’t even know what to name it…
Some people may say that these totems are doodles, but they are not. For example, this one, I have seen three beads like this. The totems are painted the same. Simple……
▼Some people say it is a double mountain, and some people say it is a double moon. This pattern is common in the Cuosi dzi beads.
Not all special totem beads are expensive, Guan Jian also depends on the appearance! For example, this one is indeed rare, and its appearance is also high, so the price is naturally high.
Three-eyed dzi, the legendary eye of the god of wealth, this legend doubles its price,There are also many types of three-eyed dzi beads
Special three eyes
six eyed dzi
Cross Diamond Six-Eyed Dzi Beads
Zhufa King Kong Six-Eyed Dzi Beads
Special six eyes