29th Apr, 2025 15:00
A Spiritual Bang: Unveiling Our New Space with a No-Reserve Dzi Bead Auction
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A TASSO TIGER TOOTH CHUNG DZI BEAD
€350
€700
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Tibet, 19th century or earlier. Of elongated tubular form, featuring a Tiger Tooth pattern skillfully etched to the surface. Crafted from agate, the bead blends Chung Dzi elements with a Tasso design. Central drilling allowing for suspension as a pendant.
Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) who was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Losses to the edges and a surface crack to the center. Otherwise, good condition with typical traces of use and age-related wear.
Weight: 12 g
Dimensions: Length 4.8 cm
The Tasso Tiger Tooth Dzi bead is a powerful symbol of strength, courage, and protection. It is associated with the ferocity and resilience of the tiger, an animal revered in Tibetan culture for its fearlessness and dominance over negative forces. The sharp, angular stripes represent the tiger's fangs, signifying the ability to ward off evil, conquer obstacles, and instill confidence in the wearer. They are most often worn as protective amulets and are sometimes ground into a powder for use in traditional Tibetan medicine. The artisans who make the Dzi embellish the lines and shapes of the beads using ancient methods such as darkening with plant sugar and heat, bleaching and etching white lines with natron, and protecting certain areas with fat, clay, wax, or a similar substance.
Chung Dzi beads are characterized by striped or banded patterns that often form naturally within the agate. They are traditionally believed to provide stability, grounding energy, spiritual benefit, and protection to the wearer, making them a popular choice among Tibetan monks and practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Tibet, 19th century or earlier. Of elongated tubular form, featuring a Tiger Tooth pattern skillfully etched to the surface. Crafted from agate, the bead blends Chung Dzi elements with a Tasso design. Central drilling allowing for suspension as a pendant.
Provenance: Estate of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) who was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Losses to the edges and a surface crack to the center. Otherwise, good condition with typical traces of use and age-related wear.
Weight: 12 g
Dimensions: Length 4.8 cm
The Tasso Tiger Tooth Dzi bead is a powerful symbol of strength, courage, and protection. It is associated with the ferocity and resilience of the tiger, an animal revered in Tibetan culture for its fearlessness and dominance over negative forces. The sharp, angular stripes represent the tiger's fangs, signifying the ability to ward off evil, conquer obstacles, and instill confidence in the wearer. They are most often worn as protective amulets and are sometimes ground into a powder for use in traditional Tibetan medicine. The artisans who make the Dzi embellish the lines and shapes of the beads using ancient methods such as darkening with plant sugar and heat, bleaching and etching white lines with natron, and protecting certain areas with fat, clay, wax, or a similar substance.
Chung Dzi beads are characterized by striped or banded patterns that often form naturally within the agate. They are traditionally believed to provide stability, grounding energy, spiritual benefit, and protection to the wearer, making them a popular choice among Tibetan monks and practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism.
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Auction: A Spiritual Bang: Unveiling Our New Space with a No-Reserve Dzi Bead Auction, 29th Apr, 2025
We are opening our brand-new, 6,000-square-foot exhibition, showroom, and auction rooms with a spiritual bang—by launching a no-reserve auction dedicated entirely to ancient Buddhist dzi beads.
Located at Zelinkagasse 6, 1010 Vienna, our new additional auction and preview space is just a seven-minute walk from our longstanding, 10,000-square-foot office, photography, video, and cataloging hub at Sterngasse 13. Both locations are now open to the public, and we warmly invite you to visit.
Buddhist dzi beads are revered for their ancient power and mystical symbolism. Traditionally worn as amulets or strung into protective necklaces, they are believed to attract blessings, health, and spiritual insight. The number and pattern of eyes on each bead often indicate specific benefits, from warding off misfortune to enhancing wisdom and compassion.
Interest in dzi beads has surged in recent years, and we are proud to present this exceptional collection, assembled over several decades with great care and discernment.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to acquire dzi beads of profound spiritual and historical resonance—with no reserves!
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