Scholar’s Rock in the Form of a Fantastic Mountain

19th–20th century

Not on view

This unusually large piece of malachite, with dramatic silhouette and rugged surface, resembles a craggy mountain in miniature. Intended to adorn a scholar’s studio, the piece’s striking shape and vivid colors were viewed as embodiments of the dynamic transformational processes of nature.

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孔雀石賞石
Title: Scholar’s Rock in the Form of a Fantastic Mountain
Date: 19th–20th century
Culture: China
Medium: Malachite
Dimensions: Rock and stand: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm); D. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Robert D. Mowry and Arthur W. Asbury, in memory of Carol Stephens, 2021
Object Number: 2021.95a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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