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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, 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 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...

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...

Japanese Buddhist teaching painting, set of four paintings with 24 Buddhist stories with Japanese written characters in each story on one screen. Provenance: Purchased from Christie's South Kensington...

Pair Hand-Painted Indian Portait Panels from the 20th Century.

Six-panels screen depicting the exit from the city of a Chinese emperor on horseback and his concubine in a luxurious palanquin. It may be a scene illustrating the poem The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Chang hen ge, ???) written by Bai Juyi (772-846), which recounts the tragic love story between the emperor Ming Huang (also known as Tang Xuanzong, 685-762) and his favorite concubine, the beautiful Yang Guifei...

An amazing pair of matching antique Japanese folding screen predating 1812-1813, most likely from Kano School. Six panels each depict C...