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A YELLOW WAX STONE SCHOLAR’S ROCK

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The yellow wax rock of an irregular horizontal form sits on a flat base
and is dotted throughout the surface with pits, cavities and hollows.
The smooth, semi-lustrous stone is of an even caramel tone.
8Ω in. (22 cm.) long, Japanese wood stand, Japanese wood box

HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000

Yellow wax stones, composed of golden silica, originate in the riverbeds
in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. They became popular as rocks
for display in the scholar’s studio in the 17th and 18th century when the
taste for scholar’s rocks expanded from subdued colours of grey, black and
white to include brightly coloured stones. Robert Mowry also suggested
that the emergence of yellow wax stones among the literati circles might
be related to the popularity of yellow jades during the Yuan and Ming
dynasties (see Robert Mowry, ‘Chinese Scholars’ Rocks: An Overview’,
Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholars’
Rocks, New York, 1997, p. 29).

清 黃蠟石擺件

黃蠟石產於廣東、廣西河床，為矽化安山岩或砂岩，石質溫潤，呈金黃
色，明末清初年間開始備受文人青睞，成為名貴的案頭賞石品種。

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