{"product_id":"blessing-character-grey-granite-garden-screen-200cm","title":"Blessing Character Grey Granite Garden Screen - 200cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single blessing character fills a circular medallion at the centre, ringed by a fret band, with peony and prunus sprays and cloud scrolls worked into all four corners of the square. A plain moulded frame closes the composition, and the whole slab stands between two stepped bracket feet carved with the same fret motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStone Garden Ornaments in the Spirit-Screen Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite fights the chisel in a way marble does not, and a character cut this large is where that shows: every stroke has to keep a clean shoulder and an even depth or the calligraphy reads as wobbly rather than as brushwork. The corner sprays are held shallower than the medallion so the eye goes to the centre first. The stone is a uniform mid-grey with fine lighter veining and a crazed matrix, left matte throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA screen of this kind is meant to be met head-on at the end of an approach: a courtyard, a paved entrance, a gravel garden, a terrace or the turn of a path. Give it a wall or a hedge two or three paces behind rather than open sky, and leave clear ground either side so the bracket feet read as part of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChanging the Character and Standing the Screen Outdoors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight weeks. The two feet are cut before the slab so the panel can be offered up and its seating trimmed to sit dead level, and that order cannot be reversed. The character is carved to your choice, so a different blessing or a family name can replace the one shown, and the corner sprays can be left off for a plainer field. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,079kg in two pieces, and it wants mechanical handling and a level prepared bed of compacted hardcore or paving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore stone garden ornaments are gathered in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/garden-statues\"\u003egarden statues\u003c\/a\u003e, alongside the rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sculptures\"\u003esculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53818668220763,"sku":"MST-REL-033","price":30602.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-REL-033_1.jpg?v=1787065622","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blessing-character-grey-granite-garden-screen-200cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}