This impressive pattern stone with its bamboo-leaf-like mineral formations is typically associated with Chinese arts and literature. Bamboo is not only highly esteemed but also one of the versatile and important economic plants in China. It is composed of ancient Cambrian period carbonate sedimentary rock with calcite deposits that form the often elegant leaf-like structures. This stone, from the collection of Tom Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji, is 20 cm wide, 28 cm high, and 7 cm deep without the base.