Chinese Scholar's Rock

A tall, pitted rock rises like frozen smoke from a lacquered pedestal.

This scholar's rock with hardwood stand is from Guangxi, China. It is huoshan stone & hard wood. These stones are usually displayed on carved hardwood bases, which lift the rock and set off its irregular, often pierced and weathered form. Pale grey rock, twisted upward in a narrow column, riddled with holes and hollows along its length. It stands on a dark brown carved base with scalloped sides and four rounded feet. Surface looks dry and weathered. It is 2.25 inches wide, 1.75 deep and 6 high.

Nature did the sculpting, the stand did the dressing.