Page 197 - Christie's Hong Kong May 31, 2017 Important Chinese Ceramics and Art

THE NILIUZHAI COLLECTION

~ 3156

A LINGBI ‘CLOUD & MIST’
SCHOLAR’S ROCK
The blackish-grey stone is wrought with
a small base rising and expanding to a
wide mid-section and constricting to a flat
top with a central irregular perforation,
resembling a celestial cloud ascending
towards the heavenly skies. A fine network
of jagged protrusions and deep pitting
textures the surfaces of the stone.
17 Ω in. (45 cm.) high, wood stand

HK$120,000-250,000
US$16,000-32,000

Please note that the use of the symbol ~ for
this particular lot is in reference only to the
accompanying wood stand for the lot.

靈璧石「騰雲駕霧」擺件

此石形態豐富婉轉，如天境
上雲煙繚繞，其意境擬明人
吳承恩撰《西遊記》第三回：
「日逐騰雲駕霧，遨遊四海，
行樂千山。」
~ 此標識僅針對本拍品之
隨附木座。

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