Photo shown is the top of a three-sectioned long stone bench from the Jiang-Zhe area with an elegant and simple carving in cloud design that extends indefinitely. Such design evoked both the feeling of spaciousness and the continuing of time that fit right into the aesthetics of Chinese art and philosophy. Stone art work like this is beautiful for its organic sculptural quality that bears timeless beauty.
Many of the Chinese architectral pieces, whether made of stone or wood, also share some of the same carved motifs or design element like those we have seen in the furniture pieces.