Dali Dreamstone Natural Stone Painting

Description

Dali DreamStone Natural Stone Painting
Extraordinary Natural work, one of a kind and Custom framed. This
Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting”
. 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: 29 inches wide and 21 inches tall. The actual Dali Dreamstone is: 20 inches x 12.5 inches.
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