Blue Chalcedony - Scholar's Stone - 115.5ct

I do love the soft pastel blue hue of Turkish blue chalcedony, it is something quite lovely to behold. When carved in this style it really seems to accentuate the stone's glow and translucency. This is a very fine piece of blue chalcedony which, as I began carving it, brought to mind those striking naturally shaped and weathered stones that came from certain areas in China and were traditionally appreciated by Chinese scholars. These scholar's stones were also known as Lingbi stones. So I decided to lean into that idea and tried to capture a feel of steep wind-swept mountains.

Details:

• #1615

• Blue

• Chalcedony

• Turkey

• Untreated

• Eye Clean Translucent

• 115.5 Carats

• 40x44x17mm