Chinese Scholar's Rock

A smooth, rounded lump of golden stone, settled down like a cat on a cushion.

This scholar's rock comes from Guangxi, China, and is yellow wax, stone and hardwood. Yellow wax stone, prized in Guangxi for its warm color and waxy luster, is one of the favored materials among Chinese rock collectors. The stone is low and humped, rising in rounded lobes that are banded with fine brown lines. A dark, rough crevice runs across the top. The surface is polished to a soft glow. It rests in a lobed hardwood stand on a square base. It is 6.5 inches wide, 4.5 deep and 5 high.

Shaped by water, polished by patience, and in no hurry to go anywhere.