Lot Essay
A slightly larger 'chrysanthemum stone' scholar's rock illustrated in Zhongguo gu dai shang shi (Classical Chinese Rocks), Beijing, 2002, p. 229, was sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2002, lot 84.
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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A RARE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE' SCHOLAR'S ROCK
Details
A RARE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE' SCHOLAR'S ROCK
The blackish-grey stone is of delicate, tracery-like form, with hollow piercings and greyish-white 'chrysanthemum' inclusions.
12 3/8 in. (31.3 cm.) high, softwood stand
The blackish-grey stone is of delicate, tracery-like form, with hollow piercings and greyish-white 'chrysanthemum' inclusions.
12 3/8 in. (31.3 cm.) high, softwood stand
Provenance
Christie's New York, 16-17 September 2010, lot 1223.
Literature
R. Rosenblum, Art of the Natural World: Resonances of Wild Nature in Chinese Sculptural Art, Boston, 2001, p. 60, fig. 35.