White Marble and Floral Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl on the Columns

A close-up of a colonnade: the columns are made of pure white Macael marble, almost devoid of texture, polished to a silky touch. The columns are inlaid with waterjet-cut sprawling floral patterns—tulips, irises, and vines—made of mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and jasper, in blue, red, and green on a white background. All inlays are perfectly flush with the base stone, with no discernible seams to the touch. Between the columns are pointed arches, with intricate inlays on the intrados. The floor is made of marble in the same color palette, reflecting the columns. Sunlight shines obliquely from the side, revealing the iridescence of the shells. Avoid: patterns using paint or print, inlays protruding from the stone surface, columns made of stone with prominent texture, geometric rather than floral patterns.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道柱廊的近景:柱身是純白的馬克拉那大理石,表面幾乎沒有紋理,拋光到接近絲緞的觸感。柱身上以水刀切割嵌入蔓生的花卉圖案——鬱金香、鳶尾與藤蔓,材料是母貝、青金石、紅玉髓與碧玉,顏色是白底上的藍、紅、綠。所有嵌片與底石完全齊平,用手摸不出接縫。柱與柱之間是尖拱,拱腹同樣有細密的鑲嵌。地坪是同色系的大理石,反射柱的倒影。日光從側面斜射,讓貝殼的虹彩顯現。避免:圖案使用彩繪或印刷、嵌片凸出於石面、柱身使用有明顯紋理的石材、圖案做成幾何而非花卉。