A LARGE SCHOLAR'S ROCK
THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A LARGE SCHOLAR'S ROCK

CHINA

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A LARGE SCHOLAR'S ROCK
CHINA
Probably Lingbi, the well-proportioned rock with dynamic shape and numerous perforations, of brownish grey tone
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high, lacquered softwood stand
Provenance
The Collection of Alice Boney, New York.
Johnstone-Fong, Inc., Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1991.
The Irving Collection, no. 2997.
Literature
John Hay, Kernels of Energy, Bones of Earth, China House Gallery, New York, 1985, pp. 108-109, pl. 60.
Exhibited
New York, China House Gallery, Kernels of Energy, Bones of Earth, 26 October 1985-26 January 1986, no. 15.

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