Because ancient Rome had many artistic achievements and was very unique, ancient Roman sculpture is an important part of ancient Western civilization.
The most important thing is that it made an outstanding contribution to the development of Western realism sculpture.
Of course, Chen Wenzhe does not pay attention to this, nor does he pay much attention to these Western works of art, because he does not want his skills to become nondescript.
Because it is just a domestic technology, it is enough for him to learn and produce beautiful stone sculptures.
Besides, there are many schools of stone carving technology in China.
Therefore, after seeing some Western art works, he directly returned to China.
For him, these domestic stone carvings are more pleasing to the eye.
If you want to learn stone carving technology, good stone materials are particularly important.
Our country is vast and rich in resources, and there is really no shortage of good stones.
For example, Liuyang in Nanhu is a place with a long history of making stone sculptures.
This place can be said to be uniquely endowed because 270 million years ago, the shallow sea there was violently moved by geology, causing part of the seabed to become silt, and marine life to penetrate deep into the earth's crust.
After hundreds of millions of years of high temperature and high pressure condensation and evolution, it has become a biological fossil, forming the world's unique natural colored chrysanthemum stone deposit.
At the end of the last century, this valuable resource was discovered and developed along the Liuyang River.
Its stone is rich in color, tough and delicate, and contains trace elements such as strontium and selenium that are beneficial to the human body, which further highlights the rarity of chrysanthemum stone.
It can be said that this kind of stone is a rare natural treasure.
It is also known as "stone chrysanthemum" and is produced in the rock formations at the bottom of Daxi River in Liuyang.
Its "flower" was cultivated more than 200 million years ago and was naturally formed in the rocks due to geological movements.
It can also be said to "take the essence of the sun and the moon and absorb the aura of the heaven and the earth".
The flower shape is similar to the colorful autumn chrysanthemum. The flowers are milky white, with clear texture, clear boundaries, lifelike appearance, pure and crystal clear flowers, and are a wonder to behold.
This uncarved Yonghe chrysanthemum stone has been skillfully crafted by stone carvers passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, following the shape and reverie, and paying attention to the heart.
Such lifelike art treasures of various shapes appear in the hands of the world.
The chrysanthemum stones in the carbonate sedimentary rocks in the Liuyang River area are from the Qixia Formation of the Lower Permian.
In the later stages of sedimentary diagenesis, calcite replaced celestite, forming a radial aggregate shaped like a chrysanthemum.
At the center of these aggregates is hard flint.
The petals retain the rhombic cylindrical shape of the lapis lazuli crystal.
According to the size of the flower diameter and the shape of the flowers, it can be divided into hydrangea, butterfly flower, copper coin flower, crab claw flower, chicken claw flower and other varieties.
Among them, the first three have high technological utilization value.
In terms of craftsmanship, this kind of chrysanthemum stone is mostly used to carve chrysanthemum-shaped flower ornaments, tea sets, pen holders, etc.
In order to increase the color contrast between the chrysanthemum and the background color, in the process of making handicrafts, black paint and varnish are often applied to the gray-white base surface.
At the Panama International Exposition in 1915, Dai Qingsheng, a master of Chinese craftsmanship, made unique works, including the "Yingsue" vase and the "Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo" screen for the exhibition.
These works make the world stunned and amazed that "stones can bloom".
It was based on this work that it won the "Gold Medal for Rare Treasures" in one fell swoop, and it is still preserved in the United Nations Museum.
In 1959, shortly after the founding of our country, the people of Liuyang presented a giant three-dimensional sculpture "Shijusenshan" to the General Assembly Hall for people of all ethnic groups to watch.
From 1997 to 1999, when the whole country was filled with joy and celebration, Australia returned to China. At this time, two commemorative chrysanthemum stone sculptures were specially created.
Now the Ministry of Land and Mineral Resources of our country has classified chrysanthemum stones into the category of gemstones, and colored chrysanthemum stones are even more treasures among gemstones!
It is "precious" and rare in the world, and it is unique to Liuyang Leishi Mountain in the world.
It is "strange" in its colorful appearance: the common chrysanthemum stone raw materials have a single color, the stone is gray-black, and the flowers are white. Colored chrysanthemum stones are mostly white, milky white, pink, light yellow, and colorful.
It is "expensive" because of its natural and realistic shape: the colorful chrysanthemum stone flower shape is huge (the maximum flower diameter is 87 cm), the stamens are prominent, and the petals are distinct and ever-changing, just like autumn chrysanthemums blooming in the frost!
Such a God-given gift must be cherished.
Not to mention now, even in ancient times, there were works handed down from generation to generation.
The chrysanthemum stone in Liuyang is said to have been excavated during the Qian period of the Qing Dynasty.
According to legend, local villagers took stones to build a dam and were surprised to find that the stones contained "chrysanthemums".
The stonemasons in the countryside worked hard at carving and carving, so the strange stones became tributes and were collected and presented as gifts by the courts, officials and wealthy businessmen of all dynasties.
Today’s colorful chrysanthemum stones are already the crown jewel in the collection world.
In the world, stones are the most common and can be found everywhere.
But many people have never seen this kind of stone, which is the chrysanthemum stone growing at the bottom of the beautiful Liuyang River.
It is not easy to get an exquisite Liuyang chrysanthemum stone.
Chrysanthemum stones have experienced hundreds of millions of years of cultivation before they can grow into a chrysanthemum petal-like texture.
After careful searching by miners, a piece of exquisite chrysanthemum stone was found among dozens of tons of waste mine.
After being meticulously carved by carvers, it finally reached the hands of collectors. Isn't this a God-given fate?
It is this God-given opportunity that allows collectors to enjoy the gift of nature.
Collections in the human world can be said to have a long history and a long history.
The collection is rich and dazzling.
In the world of collecting stars, the colorful chrysanthemum stone is the brightest star, shining with dazzling light. It can be said to be the crown jewel of the collecting world.
Chrysanthemum stone has a long history and culture. It was once a tribute to the palace and was exclusively enjoyed by the royal family.
At the end of the last century, the world's only natural colored chrysanthemum stone resource was newly discovered in the ancient port on the upper reaches of the Liuyang River.
It has huge flowers and a high degree of jade. It is known as the "crown pearl" among chrysanthemum stones, but it is difficult to mine.
Old miners often say: "Only those who are truly connected with stones can find good chrysanthemum stones!"
In 2015, the colorful chrysanthemum stone sculpture of Yu Diefei was honored at the Milan Expo in Italy.
The work "Queen of Golden Chrysanthemums" was reported by major media around the world as the "Treasure of the Pavilion" of the Huaxia Pavilion, and won the "European International Mineral and Gemstone Gold Medal", stunning the world!
The author of the chrysanthemum stone is nature, it is unique and there is no similar one.
Some works, such as calligraphy, painting, ceramics, etc., can be copied by future generations.
However, the rare and precious chrysanthemum stone art cannot be copied or regenerated. Each work is an orphan and its stock is extremely limited. Its collection value will be immeasurable.
And with such an immeasurable collection, Chen Wenzhe saw more than a dozen items this time.
Of course, the majority of these works are modern works of art, but there are also works from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty here!