Polished Golden-Beige Pictorial Landscape Viewing Stone

Art

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The Curio Cabinet Collection

Name/Title

Polished Golden-Beige Pictorial Landscape Viewing Stone

Entry/Object ID

PS0123

Description

Substantial polished ornamental viewing stone of upright rounded form, displaying a warm golden-beige matrix with extensive reddish-brown, gray, and black mineral inclusions. Dense dendritic formations and irregular dark mineral concentrations create naturally occurring imagery suggestive of rocky cliffs, mountainous terrain, and vegetation. Both principal faces exhibit contrasting abstract landscape compositions. The smoothly polished stone is presented on a separate architectural-style display stand with a tiered platform, pierced decorative aprons, and shaped feet.

Artwork Details

Medium

Unidentified stone

Category

Decorative stone art

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

No visable marks

Dimensions

Height

5-3/4 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Depth

3 in

Weight

3,084 g

Accessories

Accessory

Wooden base

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase