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CHINESE SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS
                                               PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
                                               8060W
                                               A LARGE SCHOLAR’S ROCK
                                               The massive and imposing boulder of striated gray hue and of squat
                                               horizontal section, weathered asymmetrically so as to suspend one
                                               half of the stone above the other; raised on a reticulated hardwood
                                               stand and a fitted table supported by legs connected by curved
                                               stretchers mirroring the irregular contours of the stone.
                                               12 1/2in (32cm) height of stone
                                               45 1/2in (115.5cm) approximate total height inclusive of table
                                               US$8,000 - 12,000

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