Analysis of Jianghua Gold Grain Picture Stone with Uncanny Workmanship

by Xie Junyi

In the south of China, there is a place with the largest Yao population and the reputation of "Yao capital of China" ——Jianghua Yao Autonomous County.For locating at the north foot of Wuling and the source of Xiaoshui, it breeds unique geological landforms and hydropower resources.The territory has towering peaks, verdant trees, dense rivers, abundant rainfall and fast flowing rivers.In particular, the particularity of the geological structure has bred countless strange stones with uncanny workmanship, gentle texture and colorful colors.As early as the Song Dynasty more than 800 years ago, Jianghua stone with strange shape, good quality, smooth color and beautiful grain has been included in the earliest and most authoritative stone appreciation monograph "Yunlin stone manual" by the famous scholar Du Wan, and listed as one of the 116 kinds of stone products in China.

Jianghua stone appreciation has a long history, with unique aesthetic form and unique artistic connotation,and loved by stone lovers.Jianghua is rich in stone products, among which the golden picture stone is famous for its superb composition.

Jianghua gold grain picture stone belongs to water wash picture stone.It is amazing for its deep artistic conception, fine and smooth stone skin, hard and warm texture and complete and smooth stone shape.The "golden grain" of Jianghua golden grain picture stone is formed due to the long-term interaction between quartz in the earth's crust and various minerals, especially sulfur and iron.At the same time, after long-term violent movement of the earth's crust, hundreds of millions of years of water washing and stone grinding, as well as the carving of wind, frost, rain and snow in nature , these strange vivid and profound golden picture stones have been formed!

Jianghua golden pattern picture stone has won gold, silver and bronze awards in many influential nationalviewing stone exhibitions.It is a dazzling pearl in the Chinese stone appreciation family!