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A LINGBI ‘LUOHAN AND LION’ SCHOLAR’S ROCK

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The exquisitely formed stone is wrought out to stand horizontally
on two points, resembling the monumental presence of a Luohan
seated atop a powerful lion. The lion’s body ascends upward, a
slight protrusion in the profile evokes the head with its mouth
agape exposing the fierce jaws. The rock further rises to climax in a
pyramidal fashion reminiscent of a Luohan arrayed gracefully atop the
lion’s back. The stone is of a deep grey tone, including considerable
quantities of calcite, disposed as both veins and inclusions, while some
edges of the latter often shading to buff.
16Ω in. (42 cm.) high, wood stand

HK$600,000-800,000 US$78,000-100,000

EXHIBITED

Kenny Schachter / Rove Gallery, Between a Rock and a Hard Place,
The Stone in Art, London, 20 June-26 August, 2006

清 靈璧石「伏獅羅漢」賞石

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Kenny Schachter Rove 藝廊，《Between a Rock and a Hard Place,
The Stone in Art》，倫敦，2006 年6 月20 日–8 月26 日

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