Chinese Landscape Stone

Art

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The Curio Cabinet Collection

Name/Title

Chinese Landscape Stone

Entry/Object ID

PS0115

Description

This object appears to be a Chinese Landscape or Dreamstone. This is most likely Siltstone, carved or polished in the traditional form, and used to bring the essence of nature indoors for meditation and poetic inspiration. Siltstone is a fine-grined sedimentary rock found abundantly in the Liuzhow region of Guangxi, China

Artwork Details

Medium

Siltstone

Category

Polished Stone

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Height

8-3/16 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Depth

13/16 in

Weight

1,116 g

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase