Scholar's Rock

Lot 530. A Small Porcelain Scholar's Rock. Length 3 1/2  in., 9 cm. Estimate 800 — 1,200 USD. Lot sold 12,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.  naturalistically molded in the form a craggy 'rock' of irregular outline and deep undulating fissures, the porcelain a dark gray color, fitted wood stand (2) Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 16 sept. 2014   

Lot 309. A celadon jade scholar's rock, Qing dynasty; 22.3 cm, 8 3/4  in. Estimate 450,000 — 600,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. standing on a narrow foot and expanding towards the top, the perforated stone highlighted with russet streaks. Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 31 may 2018, 11:15 AM

An elephant candelabrum, China, Tang Dynasty (618-907). White-glazed (10.5 x 10 in.) © Maria Kiang Chinese Art Provenance: Jakob Goldschmidt (1882-1955), Berlin, acquired prior to 1929. Literature: Jörg Trübner on memory: results of his last Chinese journeys , Berlin 1930, plate no. 74. Exhibition: Berlin, Prussian Academy of Arts, exhibition of Chinese art , 12 January to 2 April 1929, cat. no. 364. François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux (1776-Paris-1848), A... [Lire la suite]

Lot 974. A Small Yellow Wax Stone Scholar's Rock. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Unsold. © Christie's Images Limited 2017. The golden caramel-toned stone is suggestive of a large rounded overhanging cliff, with open pitted cavities and web-textured surface. 5 ¾ in. (14.7 cm.) high, zitan stand. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 - 15 September 2017, New York

Lot 975. A Massive Taihu Scholar's Rock. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 52,500. © Christie's Images Limited 2017. The towering pale whitish-grey stone of elongated ovoid form has numerous interconnected perforations and jagged outcrops. 48 in. (121.1 cm.) high, hongmu stand Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 - 15 September 2017, New York

Lot 2028. A Vertical-Form Lingbi Limestone Scholar's Rock. Estimate USD 10,000 ~ 15,000. Sold for US$ 35,000 (€32,401). Photo: Bonhams. In the form of an irregular, twisting loop, the gnarled form framing a large void, the stone a dark gray with white veins and smooth, shiny surface, the lower half carved with a 20-character cursive inscription discussing the scholar's rock as an object of appreciation, the rock perched on a wooden stand carved to imitate root-wood; inscribed Japanese box. 7in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8184. A large scholar's rock. Estimate US$ 3,500 - 4,500 (€3,200 - 4,100). Photo Bonhams. The dark stone whorled in a slightly off kilter vortex of columnar shape, raised atop a footed stand. 30in (76cm) height exclusive of wood stand Lot 8185. A large scholar's rock. Estimate US$ 3,500 - 4,500 (€3,200 - 4,100). Photo Bonhams. Of smoothed whitish stone with soft grey inclusions, the rounded surface with deep circular hollows and a central void, wood stand. 17 3/4in (45cm)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 104. An aloeswood scholar's rock, Qing Dynasty. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,500 - 3,800). Photo Bonhams. The gnarled section rising from a narrow basing and twisting towards a sharp peak, with overhangs and niches, the light tan hued wood with a fragrant aroma, fixed wooden base. 26cm (10 1/4in) high A European Private Collection of Scholar's Rocks Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Lot 103. A lingbi scholar's rock, Qing Dynasty. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,500 - 3,800). Photo Bonhams. The rock weathered to a jagged form, with strong diagonal movement, rising from a small base to a broad shoulder, with a carved hard wood stand. Including stand: 42cm (16 1/2in) high (2). A European Private Collection of Scholar's Rocks Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Lot 101. A brown ying 'bridge' scholar's rock, Qing Dynasty. Estimate £2,500 - 3,000 (€3,200 - 3,800). Photo Bonhams. The section resembling a soaring cliff, the material of mottled caramel and grey hues, simulating puddingstone in appearance, wood stand. Including stand: 31cm (12 1/8in) high (2). A European Private Collection of Scholar's Rocks Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE