Lot 1232. A large scholar's rock; 38¼ in. (97 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. 

The form rising from a narrow base to a large irregular overhang, with numerous crevices and rounded hollows, the creamy beige stone with waxy surface, 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. 42, fig. 20 (left).

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