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Material: Stone
Pair of Chinese Stone Fu Lion Guardians, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of limestone fu lion-dogs once protected a grand courtyard home in 19th-century China. Skillfully carved in attentive postures, the mythical lions are known as “shizi,” pow...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$13,880 / set
A matched pair of Chinese soapstone hand carved figures circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This decorative pair of soapstone carvings depicts traditionally dressed figures of a man and woman. The woman is dressed in ornate robes, and she is holding a fan. The man is a fish...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Special Antique Reclining Buddha Statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: marble
37 cm high
97,3 cm long and 13 cm deep
Shan (Tai Yai) style
Originating from Burma
Late 18th / early 19th century
Still in perfect condition, very special !!.
Category
Late 18th Century Burmese Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Large White Marble Carpet Weight from India
Located in New York, NY
A large carved white marble carpet weight from India in a Classic orb style. Can also be used as a superb decorative accent for gardens, patios or decks.
Category
1990s Indian Agra Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$825 Sale Price
42% Off
Small Bell in Agate, Sculpture, Made in China Early 20th Century, Gray Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Small bell in Agathe. This object was made in China at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a small sculpture, which also serves as a bell with a ball e...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Agate
$431 Sale Price
20% Off
19 Century Antique sandstone Indian temple from India - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Discover this antique sandstone Indian temple, an exceptional 19th-century artifact showcasing exquisite traditional Indian artistry. Crafted from solid sandstone, it measures 47 cm ...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Antique Large Chinese Carved Agate Animal Group #2, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A fine and beautiful Carved Agate Animal Group depicts a turtle, dragon, and cloud with sea waves. rest on a fitted wooden base. A large and heavy piece.
Dimension: 4.5" W x 4" Dx 1....
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Agate
Important Ancient Chinese Effigy Pug Dog, Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE
Dimensions: 38 cm, 15” High
Photographs taken indoors and out of doors for your viewing pleasure.
The hand carved limestone beast shown on its haunches with naturalistic joyful expression and a well defined compact head, ears, noes, eyes, feet, and tail parted to one side on reverse with distinctive collar ornament seated four square on a thick base all-over showing a weathered surface from significant age.
Formerly exhibited “Asia Week” New York City, Fuller Building, Hutton Gallery 2006.
Provenance: ex collection luoyang, Henan Province, China.
Includes custom display base as shown
Catalog reference: 35 years collecting 35 treasures, Number 35, p.76 (photo)
In ancient China, it is a well-known fact that several types of small dogs were bred and were favored pet gifts between emperors and kings including Lion Dogs, Pekingese and Lo-sze breeds. Some Lo-sze are pictured wearing collars with bells a frequent combination fancied by European royalty of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Lo-sze or pugs were prized for their compact body, good bones, flat face, square jaw, short coat, curled tail, side set back ears, and temperate disposition.
History:
Placing stone animals in important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and privilege in addition to decorative functions.
The first Ming tomb...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Chinese Stone Horse and Chariot Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a beautiful and serene way to accent your indoor art space or outdoor garden space with this lovely stone treasure from China.
This hard to find 21" long carved limestone cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese New Year Antique Wealth God Caishen Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
Our 34 inch tall Chinese Caishen's name is often invoked during Chinese New Year celebrations!
This is a large and unusual antique hand carved limestone Wealth God Caishen- coming from an old New England collection
Hand Made and Hand Carved
Measurements: 34 inches high and 15 inches wide,
Period: late Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century.
This god grasps a silver sycee (an ancient form of silver wealth).
Provenance: Coming from an old New England collection and originally acquired from a Shanghai private collection decades ago.
History of China's Wealth God Caishen:
Caishen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations!
Caishen (simplified Chinese: 财神; traditional Chinese: 財神; literally: "God of Wealth") is the Chinese god...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
$2,800 Sale Price
56% Off
Chinese Moss-in-Snow Jadeite Pendant of Bat & Citrons
Located in Chicago, IL
Valued for its rarity and lustrous appearance, jade (yù) has long been a symbol of excellence, longevity and purity of virtue. Worn as jewelry or as a protective charm, the stone was...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Extraordinary Black & White "Moonlight Mountains" Natural Work of Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural stone work of art, one of a kind.
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" suggestive of a wavy mountain landscape features light and dark colors...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Buddhist 'Nine Peaches' Stone Carving, Unsigned, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Buddhist 'nine peaches' hard stone carving - symbolizing immortality and long life - peaches are one of the three 'blessed fruits' in Buddhism...
Category
20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
A huge 18th-19th c. marble Buddha head
Located in PARIS, FR
Large head (height 40) of Buddha in marble with traces of polychromy, half-closed eyes, surmounted by the Usnisha cranial protuberance, painted in black lacquer (wear).
The base of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Burmese Other Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Set of 3 Small Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely set of 3 small Chinese carved soapstone sculptures.
Made in China in the early 20th Century circa 1930.
This set comprises of:
1. A Medium/Tall mottled b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Tessellated Stone Pedestal with Brass Accents by Maitland Smith
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Tessellated stone pedestal with brass accents by Maitland Smith, circa 1970s. Beautiful piece in good condition ,The piece was made in the Philippines and can be used as a pedestal...
Category
1960s Philippine Vintage Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Brass
Contemporary Coral, 18K Gold, Diamonds, and Onyx Pipe
Located in Queens, NY
A contemporary coral, 18K gold, diamonds, and onyx pipe.
The carved coral pipe engraved with Chinese ornaments enhanced with brilliant-cut pave diamo...
Category
20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Coral, Onyx, Gold
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Carved Aventurine Quanyin Figures
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Chinese Carved Aventurine Quanyin Figures
Standing in flowing robes and holding a lotus blossom.
Dimensions
Heights 9" With open-carved wood bases.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Dragon "Mythical Beast" Sandstone Relief
Located in Kastrup, DK
400 - 600 Year old charming and artistic sandstone relief. Dragon "mythical beast" which is a symbol of wisdom.
From Buddha temple in Arakan, Burma....
Category
16th Century Burmese Other Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Antique Marble Jain Buddha from a Temple in Rajasthan from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: marble
42,2 cm high
16 cm wide and 13,5 cm deep
Weight: 17.4 kgs
Originating from India
12th century
Special !
From a temple in Rajasthan.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Rose Quartz Dragon Dogs Vase, China
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pink rose quartz vase or vessel, circa early-20th century, China. Piece has hand-carved dragon dogs chasing a snail around exterior, polished smooth. A beautiful standa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Quartz
A Chinese amethyst carved censor and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Located in London, GB
A Chinese amethyst carved censor and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century.
the rounded body carved with a pair of dragon mask handles, raised on three p...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Amethyst
Chinese Hand Carved Soap Stone Lantern Incense Censer
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-960 Hand carved soapstone incense burner.
Category
1940s Vintage Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Ornamental Frog, Chinese, Malachite, Miniature, Late Art Deco, C.1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ornamental frog. A Chinese, malachite miniature, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Charming little fellow, with wonderful green hues
Displays a desirable...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Malachite
Antique Chinese Serpentine Relief Carved Dragon Covered Vase ROC c.1920s
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese ROC period early 20th Century hand carved serpentine stone covered bottle vase, finely plotted and carved with a high relief stylized dragon wrapped around the should...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Serpentine
Antique Chinese Hetain White/C Jade Carved Group "Two Rams" 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A nice hand-carved antique, Chinese Hetain White with a light celadon Jade of Two Rams from the 19th Century.
The color is presented in white with a very light celadon and the contex...
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Large Scale Chinese Carved Nephrite Tiger Sculpture
Located in Harlingen, TX
A large scale hand carved solid natural nephrite jade tiger statue. Dark green overall with swirls of dark & light green, yellow and cream.
Dimensions: 14"W x 28"D x 24"H
Pleas...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Carved Lapis Lazuli Duck and Lotus Flower Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A well carved Chinese Lapis Lazuli figure of a duck with a Lotus flower probably dating from the latter 19th or early 20th century. The figure is h...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
17th century Antique stone temple fragment - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Antique stone temple fragment
Material: Natural stone
28 cm high
6 cm wide and 23,8 cm deep
17th century - possibly earlier
Weight: 1,55 kgs
Originating from India
Category
17th Century Indian Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Agate Fish
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful hand carved white agate sculpture featuring three angel fish swimming among sea grass. Three dimensional and lively. Skillful carving. Fish in the Chinese culture symboli...
Category
20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Agate
$199 Sale Price
50% Off
Thai Temple Ceremonial Black Lacquered and Gilt Kneeling Monk Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Thai kneeling ceremonial monk sculpture from circa 1920 with hand painted gilt and lacquer over stone. This remarkable Thai ceremonial kneeling monk sc...
Category
1920s Thai Vintage Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
18th century Antique sandstone Ganesha statue from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique sandstone Ganesha statue is a magnificent and rare piece of 18th-century Indian art, showcasing the revered Hindu deity in a detailed and spiritually rich composition. E...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
China "Seaside & Mountains" Landscape "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese extraordinary natural stone "Painting" & with custom hardwood frame
Sea and Mountains in one unique work of art
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a mountain range in white and gray colors 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.
On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraphy translation reads:
Dimensions:
Frame: 16.5 inches high and 29 inches wide.
Site: 12.75 inches high and 25 inches wide.
Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China.
History of "White and Gray" dream stone paintings:
“White and Gray” dream stone paintings known in China as Shui Mo or Chinese painting stone...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Gray and White "Seaside Mountains" Landscape Unique Work of Art, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
With custom Arts & Crafts hardwood frame
Gray & White "Sea and Mountains" in one unique work of art, signed
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a mountain range in white and gray colors 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.
On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraphy translation reads:
Dimensions:
Frame: 13 inches high and 32 inches wide.
Site: 9 inches high and 27 inches wide.
Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China.
History of "White and Gray" dream stone paintings...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Late Qing Carved Soapstone Jar Shaped Brush Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A well carved Chinese soapstone brush pot of jar shape believed to date from the latter Qing dynasty and probably around 1900. The brush wa...
Category
Early 1900s Asian Qing Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Large Lava Stone Happy Buddha Statue from Indonesia Original Buddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique Lavastone Buddha statue is a truly unique and special collectible piece. Standing at 94 cm high, 119 cm wide and 65 cm deep, it is made of Lavastone, a volcanic rock kno...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lava
400-600 Year Old Burmese Sandstone Stupa Pagoda Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare stupa sculpture, 400-600 years old, carved in sandstone. In original untouched, well-preserved condition. From Arakan in Burma.
Typical stupa construction with square base, hemispherical dome and conical spire.
At the base a portal door...
Category
16th Century Burmese Other Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Chinese antique Pakistan Jade Teapot with Wood Stand
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese antique Pakistan jade teapot with wood stand. An unusual waved carving on the entire teapot, the lid with an animal finial on the top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Jade
15th century Very special antique marble Jain statue from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material : marble
101 cm high
The black wooden base is 60 cm wide and 40 cm deep
The marble statue itself is 67 cm high
Dhyana mudra
15th century (or earlier)
Pictured is Parshvanath...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Cast Stone Foo Dogs Inn White Finish, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of heavy weight cast stone foo dogs freshly lacquered in white. Great addition to your chinoiserie inspired interiors and table tops. Each piece is...
Category
1960s Other Vintage Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Pink Rock Crystal Sculptures, 7 Pcs.
Located in Astoria, NY
Collection of Seven Chinese Carved Pink Rock Crystal Sculptures, comprising: seated Buddha mounted on ebonized wood base, foo lion on carved wood base, seated monkey on carved rosewo...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Rock Crystal
$1,300 / set
Buddha sculpture with sack
Located in Milano, IT
Statue in green and black jade root, depicting a joyful Buddha resting atop a large sack that gracefully wraps around his sides. The figure is carved with elegance and mastery: the B...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
$1,439 / set
18th century Antique Burmese sandstone Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Unearth the spiritual grandeur of this Antique Burmese sandstone Buddha statue, an 18th-century masterpiece from Burma (Myanmar) that embodies the sacred artistry and cultural legacy...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Tranquil Chinese Stone Bodhisattva Head
Located in Chicago, IL
Exuding an energy of calm and tranquility, this larger-than-life stone bust depicts a Buddhist bodhisattva in serene meditation. A disciple of the Buddha, a bodhisattva is a compassi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Ancient Stone Male Figure, 206 BC-220 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a rare hand carved stone male figure from the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE).
Dimensions: 16 inches tall on its custom stand and and 6 inches wide
Condition: old patina wi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$2,800 Sale Price
27% Off
Mid 20th Century Very large and special lavastone Buddha statue OriginalBuddha
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Very large and special lavastone Buddha statue
Material : lavastone
220 cm high
160 cm wide and 112 cm deep
Estimated weight : +/- 3000 kg
Dharmachakra mudra
Middle 20th century
Hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lava
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Pale Green Jade Carved Dragon Belt Hook w/ Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique Chinese Qing Dynasty belt hook showcases the fine craftsmanship and intricate artistry typical of the period. Carved from pale green jade, the piece features a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade, Brass
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
China Century Old Dream Stone "Landscape Paintings" with Original Frames, Pair
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find
Impressive wall display of two (2) Chinese dream stone "Landscape Paintings" with original period frames these wonderful
round natura...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th century Antique Burmese marble Mandalay Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This Antique Burmese marble Mandalay Buddha statue is an exquisite 19th-century Buddhist artifact from Burma (Myanmar), embodying the elegance and spiritual depth of Mandalay-style B...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Andrianna Shamaris Phallic Lingam Stone
Located in New York, NY
Century old stone from Sumatra. We have a collection of twelve. They look fabulous placed in a group as a sculpture. The price and images reflect the one shown. Used as a healing sto...
Category
Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Antique Chinese Carved Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A fine and beautiful carved peking glass snuff bottle, a deep carving interior with block glass inlay objects.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal
2nd Century Indian Red Sandstone Fragment of a Woman
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning little piece of Southeast Asian Indian Antiquity, namely, a Double-sided 2nd Century Red Sandstone Fragment of a Woman.
From India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura.
This piece has impeccable Provenance !
It was purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Christie’s New York Auction on 31st March 2005. Sale Number 1492, Lot No. 43.
Christie’s operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September.
The sculpture was described as “Property of a European Estate. A Double-sided Red Sandstone Fragment of a Woman. India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Circa 2nd Century.”
“Both sides similarly depicting the lower body with a flared sash at left and remains of chained belt: marked with an accession number 1931 on reverse. 8 in (29.2 cm.) high”
Provenance: Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired on 1958?.
It carried an Auction estimate of USD 3,000 to USD 5,000 and Sold for USD 2,880 (not including Buyers Premium).
Allowing for inflation alone this would be over $6,300 in today’s value.
It has substantially increased in value over the years as a RARE piece from a prestigious Collection and a RARE piece of antique Asian antiquity...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Medieval Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
China Natural Stone "Painting" Restless Sea and Waves
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese extraordinary natural stone painting "Restless Sea and Waves" #6 unique painting
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of sea and waves in action in white and gray colors 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.
On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraphy translation reads:
Beautiful Action of sea and waves
Framed under glass
Dimensions:
Frame: 13 inches high and 17.5 inches wide.
Site: 6.5 inches high and 11 inches wide.
Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China.
History of "White and Gray" dream stone paintings:
“White and Gray” dream stone paintings known in China as Shui Mo or Chinese painting stone, were cut from stone found on Shuang Yang mountain in Dali mountains Captivating compositions, they might remind us of a long string of rugged mountain caps from a distance. These dream stones are cut from a scarce regional stone yielding notoriously “fuzzy” detailed paintings. To find examples possessing clear, contrasting detail like this one is indeed a rare find. Fine stone paintings like this example are rare as access to and availability of resource material diminishes. After a thin coating of wax is carefully applied to its surface to protect and reveal its beautiful subtle colors, this stone painting is signed upper right position with poetic verse and seal of an artisan who describes its majestic beauty.
Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible, 35 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-578. See photos.
We have have been dealing in authentic Chinese natural stone paintings...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$316 Sale Price
42% Off
Thai Sandstone Carving of the Head of A Buddha Image
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai Sandstone Carving of the Head of A Buddha Image, Ayutthaya, 15th Century. This sculpture has carved features with full lips outlined with an incised line known as a “trace”, the “U” of the chin broad, long aquiline nose , protruding large and arched eye lids with the eyes narrowly open revealing the pupils, over arching brow continuing the line of the nose, short forehead, a thin raised outline as the hairline surrounding the face, 6 rows of round boss hair curls to the domed usnisa covered in 5 rows of hair curls, large ears with attenuated earlobes reaching to the break at the neck, flat top to the usnisa and a flat area to the back of the head. The facial surface gessoed lacquered and gold leafed, the rest of the head with Varied surface mottling and lacquer remnants mostly revealing the sandstone texture of the material. Mounted with a post and drilled interior hole to a large solid teak block as a contemporary stand.
Condition: A sculpture fragment from a large Buddhist Image, The head has been removed at the neck and the flat area at the top of the head would indicate that another mortared segment would have originally been attached possibly an undulant unalom finial, otherwise remarkably fine.
Measuring: 23-1/8 inches high overall, the sculpture is 15 inches high x 10 inches wide x 10-1/4 inches deep. The wood base is 8-1/8 inches high x 7-7/8 inches wide x 7-5/8 inches deep.
Provenance:
with Kenneth Brown Jewelers...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Other Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Chinese Old Fantastic Sculpture Contorted Face
Located in South Burlington, VT
One of a kind.
From western China and collected some 20 years ago, comes this large hand carved red sandstone Lohan or Monk sculpture dating to circa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
$600 Sale Price
60% Off
Antique Chinese Carved Dark Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A fine and beautiful carved dark rock crystal snuff bottle, a deep carving interior with a carol cap and brass spoon.
Category
19th Century Antique Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal
Chinese Bloodstone Carved Seal
Located in Norwood, NJ
Nicely carved red/orange Chinese hardstone seal. Bloodstone or "chicken blood" soapstone hand carved village scene with figures and trees. Signed.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese spinach jade bowl
Located in New York, NY
simplistic design
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Swirling Cloud Vista
Located in South Burlington, VT
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
20C Chinese Soapstone Polished Ring Dish
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20C Chinese soapstone polished ring dish.
Made in China in the early 20th century circa 1930.
This is a polished mottled gray soa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stone Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
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