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The "Wheat Ear Tiger Head" (Mai Sui Hu Tou) Classic Symmetrical Pair | 41.0mm x 39.0mm | MSHT-1401

The "Wheat Ear Tiger Head" (Mai Sui Hu Tou) Classic Symmetrical Pair | 41.0mm x 39.0mm | MSHT-1401

Regular price $78.00 USD
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This listing features the exact pair of walnuts shown in the photos. Stock ID MSHT-1401 is a naturally hand-matched, collector-grade pair of traditional "Mai Sui Hu Tou" (Wheat Ear Tiger Head) walnuts. This pair measures 41.0mm across the primary horizontal edge and 39.0mm in belly depth, presenting a robust, beautifully balanced architecture designed for an exceptional everyday hand-rolling experience. Ready for immediate shipping.

  • Stock: 1 of 1 (Single Inventory)
  • Variety: Wheat Ear Tiger Head (Mai Sui Hu Tou)
  • Dimensions: 41.0mm (Width/Edge) x 39.0mm (Depth/Belly)

[About the Wheat Ear Tiger Head Variety]

The Mai Sui Hu Tou variety, translated as the "Wheat Ear Tiger Head," is a legendary historic lineage highly respected for its intricate surface topography and robust, stable footprint. It earns its descriptive name from its distinctive surface texture, which forms a dense, interlocking lattice of vertical wrinkles that visually mimic the organic arrangement of mature wheat stalks. Structurally, it is recognized for its broad dropped shoulders, wide prominent side edges, and a dead-flat, clean base that provides excellent physical stance and weight distribution.

[Product Characteristics of MSHT-1401]

  • The Balanced Plump-Belly Profile: Measuring 41.0mm across the primary wide edge paired with a robust 39.0mm belly depth. This close 2mm profile creates a beautifully plump, full-bodied presence in the hand. The 41mm footprint ensures a secure, ergonomic grip, allowing the heavy frames to clear easily between the fingers for a smooth and comfortable rotation path.
  • Textbook Flat-Base Stance: True to its premium pedigree, this pair features a wide, completely flat base layout that allows both pieces to stand upright reliably on flat surfaces. The vertical centerline seams are clean, straight, and perfectly centered, ensuring a highly balanced distribution of unit mass.
  • Intricate Wheat-Ear Lattice Topography: The surface is heavily sculpted with a dense network of fluid, deeply pocketed vertical ridges and fine cross-fissures. This classic "wheat ear" texture avoids any sharp or prickly points, maximizing non-slip friction against the skin while delivering an invigorating, deep-tissue hand massage during daily handling.
  • High-Density Wood-Bone Acoustics: Grown to full wild maturity with extra-thick internal chamber walls, this pair carries significant physical weight relative to its size. When rotated past one another, the mature wood-bone material produces a distinct, high-pitched ceramic click rather than a muffled wooden clack.

[Maintenance & Aging Advice]

Because the "Wheat Ear Tiger Head" lineage features an exceptionally dense shell structure and a highly detailed matrix of crevices, it is 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 an even, blotch-free oxidation process across the entire expanded surface area. Handling them directly with bare hands—completely avoiding the use of gloves—is the established method to naturally develop a uniform, deep translucent crimson patina over time.

[Specifications]

  • Variety: Wheat Ear Tiger Head (Mai Sui Hu Tou)
  • Stock ID: MSHT-1401
  • Dimensions: 41.0mm (Width/Edge) x 39.0mm (Depth/Belly)
  • Texture: Densely clustered, wheat-ear-style interlocking ridges structured around a full-bellied silhouette with a stable flat base.
  • Best For: Enthusiasts seeking a classic 41mm pair that showcases traditional old-lineage symmetry, heavy wood-bone structure, and an engaging tactile roll.
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Kevers Moore

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!

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.