Most sellers of Daoist objects online will not tell you where the material came from, what the metal contains, or who consecrated it. This page sets out what we publish on every product — and how you can check it rather than take our word.
Every product names its workshop, its maker and the region it was made in. We do not sell through intermediaries we have not visited.
Full composition is declared — species for wood and resin, alloy for metal, pigment for lacquer and ink. Nothing is summarised as "traditional materials".
Testing is done at an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory. The report number appears on the product page so you can request the full report from us before ordering.
Sandalwood, red sandalwood and agarwood are listed under CITES Appendix II and travel with export certificates, including when plantation-grown. Where a species cannot be certified, we do not list it.
Where an object has been ritually prepared, we name the lineage, the practitioner and the date, and print the certificate number. We do not describe the effect of a rite, only that it was performed.
Items containing cinnabar or other regulated materials are sealed against skin contact and are not sold as wearable. They carry a heavy-metal assay and are marked as display pieces.
Every product page carries the maker, the region, the material breakdown, the laboratory report number, the CITES status and the consecration certificate where one applies. If a claim on this site is not reflected on a product page, treat that as an error and write to us — we will correct it or withdraw the product.
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