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The "Blood Kylin" (Xue Qilin) Museum-Grade Low-Profile Giant Pair | 45.0mm x 42.0mm | XQL-1301C
The "Blood Kylin" (Xue Qilin) Museum-Grade Low-Profile Giant Pair | 45.0mm x 42.0mm | XQL-1301C
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This listing features the exact naturally hand-matched, museum-grade pair of traditional "Xue Qilin" (Blood Kylin) scholar walnuts.
This monumental pair measures a commanding 45.0mm across the primary horizontal wide edges and an ultra-plump 42.0mm in vertical profile depth. Presenting a textbook wide-rimmed, flat-profile ingot silhouette paired with an aggressively detailed network of high-relief bones, this collector-grade pair offers immense skin friction and unparalleled rolling leverage. Sourced from fully ripened wild heritage lines, this single-inventory heirloom set is ready for immediate shipping.
- Stock: 1 of 1 (Single Inventory / Investment Grade)
- Variety: Blood Kylin (Xue Qilin Lineage)
- Dimensions: 45.0mm (Width/Edge) x 42.0mm (Depth/Height Profile)
[About the Blood Kylin Variety]
The Xue Qilin lineage, translated as the "Blood Kylin," is historically crowned as one of the most structurally imposing and texturally complex varieties within classic wood-bone collectibles. It earns its legendary name from two defining traits: its massive, sweeping side rims (Da Bian) that form a stout silver-ingot posture, and its unique surface topography that seamlessly mimics the mystical, tightly woven scales of a mythical Kylin (Qilin). Revered for possessing some of the thickest, densest internal shell walls in existence, this wild old-lineage variety yields immense physical mass and undergoes a dramatic transformation into a magnificent, translucent oxblood-red ruby patina over long-term handling.
[Product Characteristics of XQL-1301C]
- The Stately 45mm Ingot Low-Profile Architecture: Measuring a robust 45.0mm across the primary wide borders paired with a compressed 42.0mm vertical depth. This tight 3mm dimensional profile creates an exceptionally grounded, plump silhouette. The expansive 45mm width stretches cleanly across the fingers to provide excellent mechanical leverage, while the flat 42mm depth ensures the heavy shells slide seamlessly over one another without catching during rapid rotation.
- Intricate High-Contrast Kylin Scaled Topography: True to its premium pedigree, the exterior fields a magnificent matrix of deep vertical channels, interconnected cross-fissures, and heavily sculpted bone waves that form a dense honeycomb-scale lattice. This rich texture completely avoids sharp or fragile nodes, providing superb non-slip traction against the skin while delivering an invigorating, deep-tissue hand massage.
- Thick Prominent Borders & Recessed Concave Base: Built with exceptional organic alignment, each piece features an incredibly thick, flared side edge that wraps tightly down to a wide bottom layout with a distinctly recessed central navel. This architectural base allows each piece to stand perfectly stable on flat surfaces, ensuring an exceptionally balanced distribution of its heavy unit mass.
- Resonant Wood-Bone Acoustics: Sourced from fully matured wild groves, this pair carries significant physical weight relative to its footprint due to extra-thick internal chamber walls. When rotated or spun past one another, the mature bone-dense material produces a sharp, high-pitched metallic ceramic click rather than a dull wooden clack.
[Maintenance & Aging Advice]
Because the "Xue Qilin" lineage features an exceptionally high shell density and an intricate matrix of deeply cut scaly valleys, it is highly recommended to keep this pair in a sealed bag when resting between handling sessions for the first month. This practice safely traps natural skin oils to guide a uniform, blotch-free oxidation process across both the prominent ridges and deep basal recesses. Handling them directly with bare hands—completely avoiding the use of gloves—is the definitive method to naturally guide them toward a deep, uniform translucent oxblood patina over time.
[Specifications]
- Variety: Blood Kylin (Xue Qilin)
- Stock ID: XQL-1301C
- Dimensions: 45.0mm (Width/Edge) x 42.0mm (Depth/Height Profile)
- Texture: Densely clustered high-relief scaly nodes, deep vertical wrinkles, and broad flowing ingot edges structured around a low-profile silhouette with a deep concave base.
- Best For: Elite collectors looking for a substantial 45mm heritage pair that showcases flawless wide-rim symmetry, heavy bone mass, and a powerful tactile roll.