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PROPERTY FROM THE QUEK KIOK LEE COLLECTION
2949
A LARGE YELLOW WAX STONE
SCHOLAR’S ROCK
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rock has an irregular horizontal form, naturally
arched with two points on the stand. The surface is
dotted with caverns, crevices and hollows.
32 ¬ in. (83 cm.) wide, wood stand
HK$200,000-300,000
US$26,000-38,000
Yellow wax stones, also called huanglashi, are
composed of golden silica and originate in riverbeds
in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. They became
popular as rocks for display in scholar’s studios
in the 17th and 18th centuries when the taste for
scholar’s rocks developed from subdued colours of
grey, black and white to include brightly coloured
stones. Robert Mowry suggests that the emergence
of yellow wax stones in literati circles might be
related to the popularity of yellow jades during
the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Detailed discussion
can be seen in his ‘Chinese Scholars’ Rocks: An
Overview’, Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard
Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholars’ Rocks,
New York, 1997, p. 29.

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