Chinese Scholar's Rock

A rock with holes, curves and opinions, perched on a carved wooden throne.

This scholar's rock comes from Guangxi, China, in Huoshan stone and hard wood. Scholars' rocks have been collected in China for over a thousand years, prized for qualities such as thinness, openness and a wrinkled surface, and are traditionally displayed on a carved stand. The pale grey stone twists upward, pitted all over and pierced with small hollows, before leaning sideways at the top. The dark wood base has a lobed top and three rounded feet. It is 4 inches wide and 8 high.

Contemplation comes included.