Onyx Carving and Traditional Chinese Brush Painting

Starting around 4000 B.C. traditional Chinese brush painting has developed continuously over a period of more than six thousand years.  Its growth has inevitably reflected the changes of time and social conditions.  In its early stage of development, Chinese painting was closely related to the other crafts, from pottery to the decorations used on the bronzes, carved jade and lacqerware.

Building on the tradition of calligraphy, Chinese painting developed a distinctive style that differs greatly from Western painting. It is more efficient in terms of brushstrokes and appears more abstract. Landscapes have always been a popular theme, and sometimes these appear bizarre to the Western eye. To the Chinese painter, they may represent a figurative view painted with a few swift strokes of the artist's brush.

Nowadays, stone crafters combined their carving technique into traditional Chinese brush painting, and created the main factors like flowers, birds, fish, insects, etc. by onyx. Such masterpieces enjoy great popularity in Oriental society.

Welcome to contact Gani Stone if you have interests in any of the onyx carving designs.