Dragon Labradorite Chinese Decor Hand-Carved Stone Carving #O357 For Sale

Dragon Labradorite Chinese Decor Hand-Carved Stone Carving

This hand carved Labradorite stone dragon relief figurine in a custom wood base is 6.25 inches long by 5.5 inches tall and 2.8 inches thick. The actual Chinese decor Dragon carving is 5.8 inches long by 3.6 inches tall and 1 inch thick. The gorgeous gemstone carving sits in a custom made wood base, but it does stand on its own. Semi precious gemstone Labradorite has a background color of dark gray, but displays a beautiful iridescence, giving off rainbow-colored reflections known as labradorescence when light hits it in certain directions. Labradorite is a feldspar and it shows the iridescent display of colors due to minute inclusions of another mineral. It is named after where it was first found: Labrador, Canada, although our gemstone material comes from Madagascar. Metaphysical Properties: Labradorite is thought by some to symbolize the moon and the sun. It is said to assist the wearer to handle changes, promoting strength and perseverance. The dragon has the fifth position among the Chinese zodiac animals. People born in the year of the Dragon are powerful, kind-hearted, successful, innovative, brave, healthy courageous and enterprising. The Dragon in China is associated with good fortune and is thought to have power over rain. Dragons and their associations with rain are the source of the Chinese customs of dragon dancing and dragon boat racing.