{"product_id":"bamboos-shadow-black-sandalwood-mala","title":"Bamboo's Shadow Black Sandalwood Mala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBamboo that bends and never breaks, in 108 black segments.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bead is carved as stacked bamboo segments, raised nodes and all, in deep matte Black Sandalwood (黑檀, \u003cem\u003ehei tan\u003c\/em\u003e). Bamboo bends in the storm without breaking, and in Chinese tradition that resilience makes it the wood of the gentleman-scholar: integrity, flexibility, and quiet strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Integrity, resilience, and longevity: the three virtues of the Chinese gentleman-scholar, strung as one continuous cane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faint plain-wood warmth at most. Honest note: Black Sandalwood is an ebony-family wood and does NOT carry true sandalwood's scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense and matte, cool-toned for a wood. The carved bamboo nodes give a rhythmic ridged texture under your thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood. No soaking. Dry or barely-damp cloth. Store in a pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507426197814,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/Bamboo_s_Shadow_Black_Sandalwood_Mala.jpg?v=1792455476","url":"https:\/\/valhallavillage.myshopify.com\/products\/bamboos-shadow-black-sandalwood-mala","provider":"ValhallaVillage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}