Zhenzhu Stone Top Table

This low table is topped by an expansive slab of zhenzhu stone, a conglomerate limestone extracted from Lake Tai in Jiangsu province. Speckled with almost painterly daubs of color, the sought-after stone was especially prized by scholars of the 16th through 18th centuries, earning a favored place within the scholars' studio. Captivating meditation stones such as this inspired the mind while they composed poetry, painted landscapes, or brushed calligraphy. Supported by a Parson’s style steel base, this beautiful stone lives on as the textured top of a side table or coffee table, perfect beside a sofa or armchair.