J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
MenuPast Exhibition
Chinese Art from the Scholar’s Studio
March 13 - April 11, 2015
67.
A MALACHITE MOUNTAIN-FORM SCHOLAR’S ROCK
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 7 1⁄2 inches (19 cm); Width with base 9 1⁄8 inches (23.2 cm)
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
