Live Auction 2339Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
A RARE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE' SCHOLAR'S ROCK
Lot 1223

A RARE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE' SCHOLAR'S ROCK

Closed17 September 2010

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USD 15,000

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A RARE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE' SCHOLAR'S ROCK
The blackish-grey stone of delicate, tracery-like form, with greyish-white 'chrysanthemum' inclusions
12 3/8 in. (31.3 cm.) high, wood stand

Specialist note

A slightly larger 'chrysanthemum stone' scholar's rock is illustrated in Zhongguo gu dai shang shi (Classical Chinese Rocks), Beijing, 2002, p. 229, which was sold in these rooms, 20 September 2002, lot 84.