China Century Old Dream Stone "Landscape Paintings" with Original Frames, Pair

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 inch thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. History of White and Gray dream stone paintings: “White and Gray” dream stone paintings known in China as Shui Mo or Chinese painting stone...

This Chinese extraordinary natural stone marble "painting" of a mountain backdrop fronted by a peaceful body of water, is both unique and remarkable. Called a dream stone Shih-hua it was 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. Handsome custom hard wood frame This particular dream stone is special- it is considered a master work of fine natural detail. We have had it framed in a handsome hardwood tabletop arts and crafts style frame...

Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" with arts and crafts hardwood frame Extraordinary Sea and Mountains View This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a mo...

A unique and remarkable depiction of evening mountains and seas in this classic Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone landscape painting called a dream stone Shih-hua. Multiple...

This pair of reverse glass paintings are truly one-of-a-Kind pieces. The scene has been beautifully rendered, with great attention paid to detail. These piece were created in China d...

Framed Pair of Chinese Paintings of Northern Asian Nomadic Ethnic Group Livings Depicted Northern Asian nomadic people daily life and living...

A beautiful set of four Chinese lacquer painted screens. The front includes inlaid pearl vases and flowers and a set of four hard stone characters on each. The back side (indicated b...

This 19th century spirit screen from northern China is inset with a duan stone, similar to stones used to create many inkstones for calligraphy. The stand i...