Chinese Platform with Cloud Feet

Scrolled clouds hold up the slab, which is the best job a cloud has had.

This platform with cloud feet was carved in China in marble. Low stone platforms and stands are commonly used for displaying objects such as vessels, incense burners or scholar’s rocks. The top is a flat, pale slab with a gently rounded edge. Beneath it, a plain apron runs along the sides and curls down at each end into feet carved as spiraling cloud scrolls. The marble is creamy white and grey, weathered and matte, with small stains and tiny chips along the edges.

About 24 inches long and 6 inches high. Sit a plant on it, or sit on it yourself.