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A Scholars Rock – Three Mountains
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1950: item #978462
ICHI 3489

A Scholars Rock – Three Mountains
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Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques
203.272.7392



325.00 

This is a study stone for the scholars studio – made in the shape of three peaks in a distant mountain range. The stone appears to be volcanic rock - possibly a light-colored, uniformly solid rock called rhyolite. There is no fitted base for the stone – but is does stand evenly and does look very much like a distant range when looked at on a table or shelf. The piece measures 8” long by 6” high by 4” thick and is in excellent condition. Age is impossible to determine – so we will classify it as... Click for details

A Strange Fengli Scholar’s Rock with Root Form Stand
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1980: item #975728

A Strange Fengli Scholar’s Rock with Root Form Stand
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Ruyi Studio San Francisco
415.990.3524



$680.00 

As beautiful as it is grotesque: a small, vertically oriented scholar’s rock or gongshi (spirit stone), the delicate, pierced and textured FENGLI stone of white to pale grey color with yellowish inclusions suggesting a gap-toothed figure with bulbous and protuberant nose. The top heavy stone is well-balanced and fully detachable from its fine Southern openwork style, dark hardwood stand of rosewood or ebony (wumu) expertly carved to resemble a natural root form. Height (with stand): 18.5cm (... Click for details

Large Flourite Stone on Stand
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1980: item #922645

Large Flourite Stone on Stand
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The Zentner Collection
510-653-5181



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Large beautiful polished flourite scholar's stone on a wood carved base, colors of green , purple, and white. Size: 13 1/2" wide x 11 1/2" deep x 8" high with stand.

18th C Chinese Scholar's Rock with Mirco Carved Buddha
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1800: item #905072
L80J20

18th C Chinese Scholar's Rock with Mirco Carved Buddha
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Heirloom Estate Services
Raleigh, NC, USA



$1,400 

A very rare Ying Stone. Tradionally produced in Yingde, Guangdong province and in Guanxi province, these rocks are limestone with calcite deposits. Less hard than Lingbi, they are often full of furrows with twisted lines on intricately textured surfaces. They appear to embody a thousand hills and valleys, and are well-suited for representing a far distant landscape. The typical thin, wrinkled appearance often exhibits traces of sawing and cutting with distinguishable front and reverse sides. Thi... Click for details

Linglong Taihu Qing Scholar's Stone
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1900: item #878968
60-11

Linglong Taihu Qing Scholar's Stone
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771



$900 

This Taihu scholar's stone is classified as "linglong," one of the criteria used by connoisseurs to judge the rocks collected by Chinese literati. The term linglong may be translated as "shapely" or as "pierced with many holes." This stone also is in the category of "fantastic rock" (as opposed to "zoomorphic rocks" and "landscape rocks") for the obvious reason that one can see abstract, dream-like representations in its form. Shaped by the water of Tai Hu (Lake Tai) near Suzhou, its dark khaki... Click for details

A California Jade in a Natural Form of a Buddha’s Hand
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1900: item #875776
ICHI 2345

A California Jade in a Natural Form of a Buddha’s Hand
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Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques
203.272.7392



$895.00 

We will be the first to point out that this offering is not Chinese - however, we do feel that it fits within the broad definition because of the shape of this scholar stone.

This is a medium dark green California jade found by a prospector over 150 years ago and handed down through the finder’s family. It is roughly shaped in the form of a... Click for details


A scholar's viewing marble screen with Huanghuali frame
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1920: item #858970
858970

A scholar's viewing marble screen with Huanghuali frame
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Asiantiques
Phone: (407)362-1025



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Late Qing dynasty to Republic period, late 19th century to 20th century
Dimensions: 32 3/8 x 22 ¾ x 10 in (82.2 x 57.7 x 25.4 cm)

This scholar item served a dual purpose: it was used as a screen for privacy, and it was used for gazing at the pattern in the marble for inspiration in the scholarly pursuits. The frame and base for the marbl... Click for details


A scholar's rock
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1920: item #858967
858967

A scholar's rock
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Asiantiques
Phone: (407)362-1025



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Height: 26 ¾ in (68 cm) including stand

A Y-shaped branching black lingbi rock with openwork design, fitted in a wooden stand.

Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Works of Art (2009), cat. no. 58

Ref. 858967


A scholar's rock
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1920: item #858965
858965

A scholar's rock
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Asiantiques
Phone: (407)362-1025



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Height: 25 ½ in (64.7 cm) including stand

A black lingbi rock with openwork design and double overhang, fitted in a wood stand.

Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Works of Art (2009), cat. no. 57

Ref. 858965


A very large Shoushan stone boulder
Chinese: Scholar Art: Rocks and Contemplation Pre 1920: item #858954
858954

A very large Shoushan stone boulder
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Asiantiques
Phone: (407)362-1025



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Qing dynasty, 1644–1911
Height: 12 ½ in (31.7 cm)
Width: 8 in (20.3 cm)

It is unusual to find such a large boulder of Shoushan stone, and even more so of this color that reminds us of the precious tianhuang stone. The overall shape resembles a mountain and th... Click for details


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