Scholar's Rock
Product ID: A2309-037
$7,950.00
About this piece
Three holes, one long crease after another, and no clear idea which end is the front.
This scholar's rock is pale and deeply lined, pierced by three rounded openings. Educated collectors kept scholars' rocks in their studies, set on fitted stands as objects of contemplation, small landscapes for the mind to wander in. This one runs from a heavy, rounded crown to a small pointed tail. It sits on a dark carved stand of curling waves, which rests in turn on a black rectangular plinth. Nineteen inches wide and 14.5 high.
It looks a little like a fish. Give it an hour and it will look like something else.
