AN INSCRIBED MING LINGBI SCHOLAR'S ROCK

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AN INSCRIBED MING LINGBI SCHOLAR'S ROCK
INSCRIBED WANLI AND OF THE PERIOD

The dark grey and brown limestone with occasional white striations, worked into a vertical form pierced throughout with perforations of varying size and shape, to the effect of great depth, the irregular surface with a smooth, attractive patina in areas, with four inscriptions to the reverse, the stone resonant
17 1/2 in. (44.4 cm.) high, wood stand, box

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The first inscription reads Wanli Dingyou Chun San Yue Cangshi Mi Zhongzhao You Shi, indicating the third month (Spring) of Dingyou Year, the equivalent to A.D. 1597, Wanli era; Mi Zhongzhao is a rock collector, whose seal, You Shi, ends this section. The second incription consists of two of Emperor Qianlong's seals, Shen Pin and Qianlong Yuwan. The third inscription, Xu Shi Zhen Cang Bingzi Nian Dong Zhi, Di Er Shi Yi Shi Jiang Shi Ren Shi Si, mentions that this is the 21st of 40 scholar's rocks in the Xu family collection.

(US$35,000-40,000)

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