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PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST
           COLLECTOR
           403
           A 'YING'-TYPE SCHOLAR'S ROCK
           Qing Dynasty
           The brownish-gray stone of undulating tapering
           form reminiscent of a rising curl of clouds, the
           dramatically perforated and jagged surface imbuing
           the towering crown with a sense of lightness, the
           hongmu fitted stand raised on cabriole legs.
           18in (46cm) high

           $8,000 - 12,000

           清 供石(或為英石)擺件
           A similar rock with comparable shape and surface
           texture is an iron stone in the collection of Du
           Hai'ou, illustrated in Kemin Hu, The Spirit of
           Gongshi: Chinese Scholar's Rocks, Newton, p.108,
           pl.157.
































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