{"product_id":"blue-pierced-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-47cm","title":"Blue Pierced Scholar's Rock Resin Sculpture - 47cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Blue Pierced Scholar's Rock Resin Sculpture stands on a black marble base, a slender upright pierced through in several places in the manner of a Taihu scholar's stone. The blue is strongest at the foot and thins as the form rises, so the top of the rock is almost colourless and the openings read as holes rather than as shadows. No two of the openings are the same size and none sits directly opposite another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Taihu Scholar's Stone Form, Pierced by Hand\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholar's rocks were collected rather than carved, and water did the piercing over a very long time, so the logic of the form is irregularity: this one follows that logic rather than a symmetrical design. The openings are worked by hand and each is polished through, so the walls inside a hole are as clear and as smooth as the outer faces and none of them shows a rough bore. The blue runs through the resin rather than sitting on it, and the gradient from foot to tip is the colour of the material itself, which is why a chipped edge would show blue and not white. The black marble base is a separate stone with a level bed, and the rock sits down onto it without a visible fixing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet at 47cm on its marble, it suits a study desk or a console, and it is tall enough to hold a sideboard or a deep shelf on its own. It reads best with light behind or beside it so the openings carry, and it wants a little space around it rather than a crowded surface. The black marble base gives it enough visual weight to stand against dark timber as well as pale stone. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePacked in a Foam Shell, Lifted by the Body\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eReckon on 3–4 weeks for a standard piece, or 5–6 weeks for a bespoke one. This is a fragile piece to handle, and the handling is the part worth reading before it arrives. The pierced walls are the part that will not take a knock against stone or a hard edge, so the rock ships in a fitted foam shell cut to its own outline, with the marble base packed separately in the same crate, and it is unpacked onto a soft surface rather than a worktop. Lift it around the body with both hands and never through an opening, however convenient the opening looks: a finger through a hole puts all of the weight on the thinnest place on the piece. Set the base down and level it first, then place the rock onto it. Other colours can be cast, and a teal version and a colourless one flecked with gold are made on the same form; the base is supplied in an alternative stone, and a floor-standing rock can be commissioned at a greater scale. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blue Taihu stone holed again and again belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; openings worn as if by water place it among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and blue thickening toward the foot earns it room in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 x 15 x 6cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTinted Resin with Black Marble Base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53956665442651,"sku":"T003","price":1889.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/T003.jpg?v=1790856296","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-pierced-scholars-rock-resin-sculpture-47cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}