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67. A m A l A C h i t e m o u n tA i n-f o r m s C h o l A r’ s r o C K
18th – 19th Century

of natural botryoidal form, flattened at the base and polished all over to resemble a mountain range of
forested slopes around a steep weathered central peak, on fitted hongmu stand.

Width 7½ inches (19 cm)
Width with base 9 /8 inches (23.2 cm)
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Malachite is among the types of desirable stones listed in the famous Song dynasty treatise, the Yunlin shipu (Stone Catalogue of
Cloudy Forest) by Du Wan, published in the first half of the 12th century.

十八－十九世紀 孔雀石隨形山子 寬 23.2 厘米