Eight thousand years of Chinese lacquer, hanging from a silver hook.
One Daqi (大漆, da qi) bead per ear. Daqi is natural lacquer tapped from lacquer trees, used in China for over 8,000 years: each bead is built up in dozens of hand-laid coats, then polished to a deep, glass-hard shine. The swirls you see are the lacquer itself, not paint, and no two beads settle the same way. Every colorway is a small batch of its own.
Meaning: Lacquer is China's oldest luxury finish, eight thousand years of it. A daqi bead is patience in layers, every coat laid by hand. Worn as a single bead, it is the quietest way to carry that history.
Specifications: Pieces: 1 pair (one lacquer bead per ear, hook fittings) Drop length: 1 inch
Care: Lacquer. No soaking. No abrasives. Dry cloth only. Take them off before swimming or showering; lacquer and water are old enemies.
On sourcing: Beads are genuine Daqi lacquerware; earrings assembled by hand in our workshop.
