{"title":"Hand Walnuts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatched pairs of Chinese hand walnuts: whole walnuts that are turned together in the palm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurning a pair of walnuts in one hand is a long tradition in northern China. The two walnuts roll around each other with a soft click, and with time they become smooth, warm and glossy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good pair is matched in size, shape and ridge pattern, so the two sit evenly in the hand. Each listing names the variety, such as lion's head, millstone or toad-head, and gives the size of the walnuts in millimetres as measured by the maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh walnuts are pale. With handling they darken toward amber and red-brown and take on a soft shine. Keep them dry, brush the ridges now and then, and give them time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese walnuts are for turning in the hand, not for eating.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"walnut-pair-rounded-natural-ridges","title":"Hand Walnut Pair, Jixian Toad-Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of whole hand walnuts of the toad-head variety from Jixian, named for its toad-like shape. The maker describes a powdery skin with a light white bloom, a waxy surface that colours quickly with handling, and a dense, stone-like feel in the hand. The walnuts measure 36 to 38 mm across, as listed by the maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a lucky-bag listing, so the exact pair is not chosen in advance, and the maker notes that the edges have been lightly trimmed. Hand walnuts are turned in the palm, and with handling they darken and take on a soft shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural walnuts vary in colour and ridge pattern; the photos show representative examples.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ten Thousand Turns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57939007602854,"sku":"XHS-6837f51a-V01","price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3464\/6694\/files\/item-43-alt2-hero.png?v=1793248033"},{"product_id":"walnut-pair-lantern-form","title":"Hand Walnut Pair, Lantern Lion's Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched pair of whole hand walnuts of the lion's-head variety, in the older lantern shape, with hard shells and an orange-red skin. Each walnut measures about 39 × 38 × 38 mm (edge, belly and height), as listed by the maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one specific pair, the maker's no. 6156. 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Hand walnuts are turned in the palm, and with handling they darken and take on a soft shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural walnuts vary in colour and ridge pattern; the photos show representative examples.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ten Thousand Turns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57939034079398,"sku":"XHS-6a3654d0-V01","price":688.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3464\/6694\/files\/item-46-hero.png?v=1793244854"},{"product_id":"walnut-pair-small-rounded-form","title":"Walnut Pair, Small Rounded Form","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of natural walnuts with a small rounded form and a deeply textured surface. Source reference S4552.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural materials vary in tone and markings. Photographs show representative examples.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ten Thousand Turns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57939038011558,"sku":"XHS-6947e0e8-V01","price":328.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3464\/6694\/files\/ttt-item-47-pixel-47-1-original-pixels.png?v=1793340557"},{"product_id":"walnut-pair-low-rounded-form","title":"Hand Walnut Pair, Millstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of whole hand walnuts of the millstone variety, broad and low, with a level base and a good weight in the hand. Each walnut measures about 40.5 × 38 × 35 mm, as listed by the maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one specific pair, the maker's no. B880. 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