A RARE YELLOW GLASS SCHOLAR'S ROCK

18TH CENTURY

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A RARE YELLOW GLASS SCHOLAR'S ROCK
18th century
The chromium-yellow material with paler inclusions, imaginatively carved and drilled as a naturalistic rock-shape, some wear and minor surface nicks
5 in. (14.5 cm.) high, wood stand

Sale room notice

Please note that the date should read probably 18th Century.

Lot Essay

It is very unusual to find man-made imitations of this type of artifact so highly treasured by Chinese scholars, usually rocks washed out by flowing water and weathered by the temperaments of nature. The almost golden-yellow tone of this stone may indicate an Imperial provenance for this particular example. It has a parallel in the Boston Museum.

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