In ancient times, alchemists called cinnabar 'Dragon's Blood' - when it was made from tree resin dyed red with mercury sulfide. The Chinese during the Song Dynasty, reduced the poison risk by using lacquer over cinnabar carvings of chests, candle sticks and snuff bottles. Today, the toxic pigment is replaced by a resin that looks the same as the pigmented lacquer, making it totally harmless.

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Price is per two of these beautiful unusual beads, each measures 16mm x 15mm x 13mm, crafted from...
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Price is per four of these beautiful beads, each measures 17mm x 12mm, crafted from reconstituted cinnabar. The...
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Price is per four of these beautiful beads, each measures 11mm. The toxicity of mercury and cinnabar was...
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Price is for 4 of these unusual beads - each measures 17mm x 11mm x 9mm. Hole size...
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Price is for 5 beads. Each measures 17.5mm x 9.5mm x 9.5mm. Hole size 1.5mm. The toxicity of...
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Price is per two of these beautiful beads, each measures 22mm  x 18mmx 13mmnor693 crafted from reconstituted cinnabar....
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Price is per large 55mm x 26mm thick. All beautifully carved, quite deep. Picture shows both sides of...
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Price is per large 38mm x 36mm x 22mm thick. All beautifully carved, quite deep. Picture shows both...
2 Lucky Cinnabar Happy Buddha Beads
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4 Fire Engine-Red Cinnabar Dragon Barrel Beads
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4 Fire-Red Carved Cinnabar Beads - 11mm
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4 Firebrick-Red Carved Cinnabar Pixiu Beads
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5 Firebrick Carved Cinnabar Barrel Beads
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2 Deep-Red Carved Cinnabar Elephant Beads
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Vivid Red Carved Cinnabar Beads - 55mm
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Vivid Firebrick Carved Cinnabar Heart Beads
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