Ships worldwide. This piece is held at our workshop and ships internationally.
One of a kind
Every carving is cut from its own block of rough. The photographs on this page show the exact piece you will receive — not a sample from the same batch.
Natural stone, untreated
100% natural stone, never dyed or reconstituted. Veins, inclusions and small shifts in colour are how the material formed; they are marks of origin rather than faults.
Carved by hand
Cut, shaped and polished by hand. Proportions differ a little from piece to piece because each one follows the block it came out of.
Checked and packed
Hand-inspected before dispatch and shipped in shockproof packaging.
Flow & Fortune
In Chinese tradition the dragon governs rain and river, and prosperity is understood as something that moves rather than accumulates. Stones carrying the name are traditionally kept where money and work pass through.
Place it near the entrance of a workspace rather than locked away.
Holding the Threshold
Dragons in this tradition are guardians rather than monsters. The stone is believed to mark and hold the boundary of a space, which is why it is so often set at a doorway or on a family altar.
Set it where the household passes it daily, facing outward.
Steadiness Under Weight
Dense and cool in the hand, it is traditionally associated with endurance — the kind needed for long obligations rather than short efforts.
Hold it while making the decision you keep deferring.
What Gets Passed Down
Jade-named stones are among the most commonly inherited objects in Chinese families, and are traditionally said to carry something of each owner forward.
Given rather than bought for oneself, by long custom.
Why We Carve Animals
Animals in stone are old — older than writing. What a carved animal carries is whatever its own culture gave it: the elephant's memory, the owl's night sight, the bear's patience. The stone lends its own weight to the borrowing.
Keep it in view rather than in storage; these are traditionally companions rather than talismans.