THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 SALE #8720 AT 2:30 P.M. PRECISELY (LOTS 169-389) FURNITURE AND SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
A LARGE IVORY-TONED SCHOLAR'S ROCK

Details
A LARGE IVORY-TONED SCHOLAR'S ROCK
Possibly Zhaoqing limestone, the highly irregular shape pierced by numerous perforations of various size, the holes and irregular surface with what appear to be natural accretions, the stone of buff or ivory tone with pale russet staining and semi-lustrous surface
23in. (58.5cm.) long, wood stand
Further details
See illustration and detail preceding pages

Lot Essay

A large Zhaoqing limestone scholar's rock, also with multiple perforations, is in the collection of Richard Rosenblum and was included in the exhibition, World Within Worlds, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, May 10 - July 20, 1997, Catalogue, no. 54, where Robert Mowry discusses this type of stone and its similarities, as well as differences, to Taihu stones, which were considered the preferred rock for the garden, but not the study