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A PARTIALLY CARVED ROCK WITH A
SCHOLAR

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The green inclusion within the
mountain-form rock has been carved in
the form of a reclining scholar holding a
tablet beneath the boughs of a tree.
3¡ in. (8.6 cm.) high, wood stand
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

Nicholas Grindley, London.

清 巧雕高士圖賞石

1197
A CARVED LINGBI STONE ‘BRUSH
WASHER’

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The lingbi stone has been worked to
create an interior well, presumably to
function as a brush washer. The dark
areas of the stone are interspersed with
white striations.
9Ω in. (24.1 cm.) wide, wood stand
$7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE

By repute, David Kidd (1926-1996)
Collection, Japan

LITERATURE

Gu Mingtang, Huaxia qi shi (Rare rocks of
China), Shanghai, 1995, pl. 32.
S. Little, Spirit Stones of China, the Ian and
Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones,
Paintings, and Related Scholars’ Objects,
Chicago, 1999, no. 22.

清 靈璧石供

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