{"product_id":"traditional-chinese-medicine-jewelry-bead-bracelet","title":"Purple Dawn — Hand-Rolled Incense Bead Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurple beads of ground aromatic wood, rolled by hand. The colour is natural to the blend, not dyed on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe formula\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgarwood\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eSandalwood\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eLavender\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eHainan Qinan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgarwood is the resin the perfume world calls \u003cem\u003eoud\u003c\/em\u003e. Qinan is its highest grade — this one from Hainan, the island off China's southern coast, where the greenest and most resinous material has been graded and traded for centuries. Lavender is the one Western note in the blend, and the one you will recognise first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the name comes from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e紫气东来 — \u003cem\u003epurple air comes from the east.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story is old. Laozi, ready to leave China for good, approached the Hangu Pass on the back of an ox. The keeper of the pass, Yin Xi, looked east and saw purple vapour drifting toward him, and understood that a sage was coming. He stopped the old man at the gate and would not let him through until he had written his teachings down. What Laozi left behind is the \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple air from the east has meant the same thing ever since: something good is on its way, and it has already started moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bracelet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20cm · 10mm beads · 15g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by the 合香 method — blended incense. Botanicals are selected, hand-ground to powder, sieved, weighed, bound, and rolled into beads one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWear it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMornings. Beginnings. The day you start something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the scent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a perfume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo alcohol, no spray, no projection. The oils live in the beads and wake with the warmth of your skin. Someone across the room will not smell it — that is the point. It is a scent for the person wearing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is strongest in the first weeks and softens over the months that follow. Keep it dry; moisture is the one thing that shortens its life. If the scent quietens, warm the beads between your palms for a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade and shipped from our workshop. Arrives in 7–15 days.\u003cbr\u003eFree shipping on every order, no minimum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"qwiex","offers":[{"title":"10mm","offer_id":46275524984929,"sku":"CJSL275407801AZ","price":44.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/7856\/0865\/files\/467d0afd-eb39-49b9-9de3-0c0b17a1dc77.jpg?v=1785069341","url":"https:\/\/qwiex.com\/products\/traditional-chinese-medicine-jewelry-bead-bracelet","provider":"qwiex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}