Lot 1223. A rare 'chrysanthemum stone' scholar's rock; 12 3/8 in. (31.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. 

The blackish-grey stone of delicate, tracery-like form, with greyish-white 'chrysanthemum' inclusions, wood stand. 

Literature: R. Rosenblum, Art of the Natural World: Resonances of Wild Nature in Chinese Sculptural Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2001, p. 60, fig. 35.

Note: A slightly larger 'chrysanthemum stone' scholar's rock is illustrated in Zhongguo gu dai shang shi (Classical Chinese Rocks), Beijing, 2002, p. 229, which was sold in these rooms, 20 September 2002, lot 84.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 16 - 17 September 2010