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8087 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF IAN FALCONER

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74 | BONHAMS A MOUNTAIN-RANGE-FORM MALACHITE SCHOLAR’S ROCK
The scholar’s rock is in the form of a jagged peak, with sheer cliffs and
steeply sloping faces, the stone of lustrous polish and with dramatic
bands and waves of light and deep greens, with wooden box and
stand.
4 3/4in (12cm) high

US$5,000 - 7,000

綠松石山子擺件

Provenance
Kagedo Gallery, Seattle, Washington

Likely previously held in a Japanese collection, the stone is
accompanied by a box that is inscribed on the exterior of the lid Kujaku
Ishi Kariyama Tsuki Shitan Dai (Peacock Stone (Malachite) in the Form
of a Mountain (with) Rosewood Stand); and dated on the reverse of the
lid Meiwa nana nen, kanoe tora shoto (Meiwa 7th year [1770], year of
the tiger, early winter).

Since at least the 12th century, malachite scholar’s rocks were rare
and sought after, listed among the most desired types of stones in Du
Wan’s famous Yunlin shipu. See J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Art from the
Scholar’s Studio, New York 2015, no. 67. A similar example was sold
at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 11 April 2008, sale HK0271, lot 2709.

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A CARVED BOXWOOD ROOT-FORM STAND
Carved from a wide section of boxwood and extensively hollowed,
pierced and undercut to resemble an tangled network of roots issuing
from a cracked tree trunk, the wood polished to a warm brown hue,
accompanied by an old wood box.
13 1/2in (34cm) wide

US$4,000 - 6,000

黃楊木隨形架

Provenance
Kagedo Gallery, Seattle, Washington

See a very similar stand sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot
HK0405, lot 144, from the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection.