OBJECTS FOR THE SCHOLAR'S DESK, Hong Kong 2019
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Viewing Stones

A Large Vertical Lingbi Scholar’s Rock

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

Height: 71.8cm

The grey resonant limestone is vertically oriented with a dramatic overhang above craggy protrusions. The stone displays a characteristic smooth, wrinkled and veined surface. The rock rests on a high four-legged hongmu Suzhou-type base. The lingbi is of overall grey colour with subtle white veining and brownish inclusions.

Illustrated
Wenren Kongjian Volume 3 文人空間第叁期, Hangzhou, 2016, pp. 100-103.

明代 灰靈壁山子