Wood that met the weather.

Lei ji mu, wood struck by lightning, shows up in Chinese material culture as a rare piece of timber with a story attached: a tree, a storm, and whatever a maker later does with the grain. Hand strings and small charms made from unusual wood belong to that longer habit of carrying a material reminder.

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