Colour Stones from Taiwan

Colour stone is one of the many rock types found under the Central Mountain of Hualian area in Taiwan. Billions of years of continuous tectonic movement in the area contributed not only to the magnificent mountain ranges but also a great wealth of beautiful stones in Hualian. For decades, Hualian is the heaven for stone collectors. It also attracts artists to the area exploring the beauty of the stones.

Art pieces made with colour stones include sculptures, natural stone paintings, vases and wealth pots. Using stones of various shapes and colours, artists and craftsmen use their imagination and creative skill to transform the stones into collectable pieces. We can feel life in the stones with varying colours, textures and grains weaving into millions of combinations. Some stones are art pieces themselves, possessing the beautiful elements of a Chinese landscape painting with vivid imageries, or the vigour of modern abstract paintings without help from their sculptors.

Hualian colour stone is characterised by its bright colour, lustre and pattern. The most common decorative art pieces made from colour stones are vases and wealth pots and spheres. Each piece of stone bears a unique natural pattern projecting a magnificent artistic conception, similar to that of landscape paintings with splashes of colourful inks, free flowing and spectacular strokes. With its gorgeous characteristics, Hualian colour stone has become a favorite item of stone collectors.

台灣「七彩玉石」

「七彩玉石」是台灣花蓮縣中央山脈所蘊藏的多種玉石之一。千萬年前的多次地殼變動，為花蓮孕育出種類繁多的岩礦，包括翠玉、猫眼石、蛇紋石、玫瑰石、化石，及擁有自然獨特花紋的七彩玉石，使花蓮除了擁有壯麗的山水外，更成為眾多奇石美玉的原鄉。一直以來，花蓮是台灣愛石者的天堂，吸引了無數藝術工作者在花蓮投入石雕藝術創作。

以七彩玉石製作的藝術品包括雕塑、玉石山水畫、花瓶及聚寶盆等。一般由藝術家或工藝師依原石及原樣整體形狀，琢磨出不同類形的藝術品。由於石色、石質、石紋的不同，交織出多元萬變的色彩與紋理，讓人感受到其高度的生命力。部份石紋有山水畫「虛實相生」、「氣韻生動」的意境，別具韻味。

七彩玉石最大的特點就是質地清透，在燈光照耀下，可見天然石紋的美麗痕跡，色彩亮麗。七彩玉石工藝品以花瓶、聚寶盆、圓球等為主，色澤瑰麗晶瑩，廣受世界各地人士喜愛。值得一提的是，每一只花瓶的紋理都是獨一無二，紋理自然天成，意境深遠，可比美寫意彩墨山水，變幻無窮，氣象萬千，非其他石類可比擬，是愛石人士值得收藏的珍品。