清 壽山石雕山形賞石

the stone of an even cream-beige tone with natural inclusions and veining, naturalistically modelled as a mountainous peak rising up in layers, further incised at the folds with small ‘moss dots’ imitating foliage, the base deftly carved from the rough greenish-grey skin, hongmu wood stand

W.H. Yeung & Co，香港，1986年9月

The scholar rock is overall in very good condition. The actual colour is consistent with the catalogue illustration.
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Soapstone scholar’s rocks are unusual, with the present piece a fine example of a microcosmic mountain more commonly found in lingbi, Taihu stone, ying and other types of stones. The material is fashioned with care, as well as being smoothed and patinated naturally over the centuries.