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Broad-Shouldered Deep-Textured Chicken Heart Wenwan Walnut Pair — 42.0mm x 40.0mm | BJJX-1601

Broad-Shouldered Deep-Textured Chicken Heart Wenwan Walnut Pair — 42.0mm x 40.0mm | BJJX-1601

Size: 42.0mm x 40.0mm
Regular price $68.00 USD
Regular price $88.00 USD Sale price $68.00 USD
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A bold Chicken Heart pair with a full body, pointed crest, and deeply carved natural texture.

This Chicken Heart Wenwan Walnut Pair shows the classic appeal of the form: a strong pointed top, rounded lower body, and a clear central ridge running down the face. The overall silhouette feels steady and substantial, while the natural shell texture brings depth, movement, and character from every angle.

What stands out in this pair is the balance between shape and texture. The outline is clean and recognizable, with a well-defined tip and full shoulders, while the surface carries deep folds, valleys, and layered relief that give the pair a lively and sculptural presence in hand. The texture is pronounced without feeling chaotic, making the pair both visually striking and satisfying to handle.

Both walnuts are well matched in size, profile, and overall rhythm. Each walnut retains its own natural detail, but together they present as a cohesive hand-matched pair with a strong, classic Wenwan look.

The exact pair shown in the photos is the pair you will receive. This is a single unique inventory item.

Key Details

  • Stock ID: BJJX-1601
  • Variety: Chicken Heart
  • Form: Broad-Shouldered, Deep-Textured
  • Finish / Base Preparation: Pre-cleaned and base-prepped
  • Pairing: Hand-matched pair
  • Match Notes: Nicely matched in size, ridge line, and overall silhouette, with naturally varied but harmonious surface texture.

The Story of the Form

Chicken Heart is a classic Wenwan walnut form appreciated for its distinctive pointed top and balanced body. The shape has a natural sense of structure: focused at the crest, fuller through the shoulders, and grounded through the base. Because of this, a good Chicken Heart pair often feels elegant and strong at the same time.

This pair shows that character clearly. The central ridge is easy to read, the tip is cleanly formed, and the surrounding texture builds out in deep natural folds that give the shells a rich, mature look. The result is a pair that feels traditional, expressive, and easy to appreciate both in hand and on display.

For collectors who enjoy a pointed profile, solid body, and clearly developed texture, this is a satisfying example of the Chicken Heart form.

Product Characteristics

  • Shell Texture: Deep, layered, and naturally varied
  • Body Shape: Full-bodied with broad shoulders and a pointed crest
  • Ridge Character: Clear central ridge with strong visual definition
  • Surface Feel: Textural and sculptural, with good depth in the grooves
  • Pairing Quality: Consistent overall shape and presence, while preserving natural individuality

Specifications

  • Width / Edge: 42 mm
  • Depth / Belly: 40 mm
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Anonymous

This store is reliable and processes orders quickly. However, since shipment tracking numbers are sometimes not provided, you should exercise caution when shopping via the Shop app.

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Robin Waterbury

Shopping with this company is easy. They are organized , have helpful blogs on the WenWan nuts. Check out is simple. They answer questions. I give them 5 huge stars. ⭐️

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Anonymous

Great seller, beautiful walnuts, and very satisfied with the customer service! Will definitely buy again!

Awesome

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Robin Waterbury

I am very happy with all my purchases and the attention given to each one. This is an outstanding company

Amazing company! Everyone should buy their nuts from Zenwalnuts.com

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Anonymous

You are easy to work with and are great communication.

Incredible service, I ordered a pair that sadly could not be shipped on account of a website error. Normally that would be a red flag; in this case however, an agent reached out to me immediately, allowed me to pick out an even higher quality pair and included some very thoughtful gifts. I’m extremely satisfied with my purchase and what started out as a mistake will have me returning here first whenever I want to expand my collection.

Class acts!

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Michael Gleesing

I ordered my Wenwans about 13 days ago. After contacting this company about a shipping issue they were able to solve it immediately as well as to rush the order. Literally just got mine today and they are absolutely gorgeous and very large! My Pair# is DGM-901. These are my very first high grades ones. Bought some crappy amazon ones for like 6 bucks to practice. I cannot wait to start my journey with these. I highly recommend this company for their outstanding customer service and quality control!

Thank you!

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Robin Waterbury

This company is Stellar. I’ve enjoyed the products I’ve Boughten for myself and gifts Ives given.

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Lori Coulson

Love that you have miniature walnuts for those of us who have small hands.

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Anonymous

Great work! Keep it up

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Chadwick Johnston

Really like your site. Love being able to choose the exact walnuts that I'm ordering.

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Chadwick Johnston

These guys a great. Walnuts are high quality, and what you see is what you get, no random pairs that you may not like.
I've got 5 pairs off of them so far, and none have any flaws: no yellowing, pin holes, worm marks or cracks.
I'm not an expert, but I can't detect any dyes or processing on the nuts I have received.
They get back to you quickly if you have questions or issues.

Shipping is a couple weeks to canada since its off shore orgin. No big deal.

I do wish they would post the weights of the pairs as well in the listings, but this is minor.

I consider Zenwalnut to be the best north american walnut vendor hands down.

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DAN CHONG

Good

The box it came with is great and well made. The walnuts are out of this world. I don’t know how you find a three ridge mutation (Spartan motif) with such a good pairing. Even the basins complement each other, one elavated and the other depressed so they fit together. I highly recommend this seller if you want a reliable place where you can find rare, high quality walnuts. What you see in the pictures and videos is what you get. These are my second pair from zenwalnuts and I love both of them, thank you

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Justin Lehner

The first pair I bought was a pair of minis, Packaging was amazing! Display case, and brushes were all under $100. I've been using them for just over a week. Excellent quality, I have dropped them once on accident of course over concrete while outside on the patio. I was quite concerned, I gave them a look over and no cracks, chips, or scratches were found. I am now looking into higher valued pairs. I will be buying other pairs for birthday gifts and collections. I posted them on FB and will continue to keep updates of the transformation every so often.