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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 9248
A SCHOLAR’S ROCK
9245 Of gnarled and perforated arching form and striated gray hue raised
A SCHOLAR’S ROCK on a footed stand.
Of irregular and asymmetric crescent shape formed of lingbi or 8in (20.2cm) height of stone
similar type stone raised atop a fitted stand in the shape of a gnarled
profusion of lingzhi fungi. US$2,000 - 3,000
12 1/4in (31cm) height of stone
9249
US$800 - 1,200 A LINGBI SCHOLAR’S ROCK
Of horizontal orientation perforated in holes and formed in vaguely
9246 mountain shape, the side inscribed wo xue [crouching in snow]
A WHITE SCHOLAR’S ROCK and bearing the inscribed signature of the early Qing painter and
Of top-heavy vertical orientation and irregular ovoid shape, the stone Yangzhou eccentric Wang Shishen beside his sobriquet Chaolin, as
of white hue and raised atop a fitted stand. well as bearing an incised seal perhaps reading Wang; raised on a
10 1/4in (26cm) height of stone fitted wood stand.
12in (30.4cm) long
US$800 - 1,200
US$800 - 1,200
9247
A LARGE SCHOLAR’S ROCK
The stone of black striated hue and weathered in irregular
perforations, mounted vertically to vaguely evoke perhaps the shape
of a flickering flame.
35in (89cm) total height inclusive of stand

US$3,000 - 5,000

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