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AN INSCRIBED AND DATED LINGBI CLOUD-FORM
SCHOLAR’S ROCK

SIGNED JIN NONG (1687-1763); SIGNED GAO FENGHAN (1683-1749),
DATED CYCLICAL YIMAO YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1735 AND OF
THE PERIOD

The dark-grey Lingbi stone is of elongated form rising and twisting
to create an internal tension, with angled protuberances and crevices,
incised on one side with a four-line inscription excerpted from Eulogy
of the Eighteen Luohan by the Song dynasty poet Su Shi, signed Jin
Nong; another side with a long inscription which can be translated
as ‘This stone is awkward-shaped but has a clear sound when struck,
therefore one can only comprehend it with one’s heart/mind. If Mi
Fu saw it he would bow down before it, if it were Su Shi he would
fold his arm in admiration.’ Signed Fenghan with a cyclical yimao
date, followed by a seal reading Gao.
22¡ in. (57 cm.) high, wood stand

HK$1,800,000-2,800,000 US$240,000-360,000

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