China Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Swirling Waters

Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed, D38 This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone "painting" of churning sea waves -restless ocean waters- as far as the ...

Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone "painting" of a vibrantly colored swirling cloud formation could remind us ...

Extraordinary Natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed. This Chinese extraordinary natural stone painting of a moon light reflection on water could remind us of a similar and unique evening sea coast experience in our lives. The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural dark green- almost black, cream and yellow (limonite mineral) colors. This is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone. This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve. This thin marble stone painting is approximately 1/4" thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. Its weight is surprisingly modest- easily hung with standard hardware. Dimensions: Frame: 19 inches high and 30.5 inches wide. Site: 15.75 inches x 27 inches Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China. History of dream stone paintings: Moonlight stones...

Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed, D8 This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a seemingly white glacial expanse could remind us of a similar and unique visual experience in our lives. The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural white, dark green- almost black, cream and yellow (limonite mineral) colors. This is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble...

Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of an outer space nightscape suggests our universe of countless moons and stars and might remind us of a similar and unique evening experience in our lives. The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural dark green- almost black, cream and yellow (limonite mineral) colors. This is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone. This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve. This thin marble stone "painting" is approximately 1/4" thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. Its weight is surprisingly modest- easily hung with standard hardware. Dimensions: Frame: 25 inches high and 25 inches wide. Site: 16.75" diameter Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China. History of dream stone "paintings": Moonlight stones...

Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone painting of a possible mountain fishing stream could remind us of a unique experience and view in our lives. The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural white, light blue and iron rich red colors. This is called a dream stone Shih-Hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble...

Exquisite Chinese Qing style window panel featuring an intricately carved relief depicting scholars amid pagodas. The carved elm has a beautiful aged patina and fading on the natural...

19th century carved and gilded wooden Chinese architectural screen or valance depicting gilded irises, flowering peony branches and birds of paradise.

Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to sectio...

A large Chinese hand carved shop sign from the early 20th century, with calligraphy. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this shop sign features Chinese char...

Chinese six-panel Art Nouveau room divider or screen. Wood with original green lacquer. Each panel has 6 square colored glass panels and is a...

A pair of Chinese red and black signs from the early 20th century with hand carved and lacquered calligraphy. Created in China during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of this pair of vertical signs captures our attention with its carved calligraphy, lacquered in black and standing out beautifully on a red ground, sprinkled with golden touches. With their nice dimensions and contrasting colors, this pair of Chinese calligraphy signs...