The World of Scholars' Rocks: Gardens, Studios, and Paintings

Rock in the form of a seated tiger

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Rock in the form of a seated tiger
Black Lingbi limestone with carved wooden stand; H. 52 cm (20 3/8 in.), W. 34.5 cm (13 5/8 in.), D. 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Promised Gift of the Richard Rosenblum Family

Vertical Rock

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Vertical Rock
Gray Lingbi limestone with carved wooden stand; H. 32 in. (81.3 cm), W. 21 in. (53.3 cm), D. 15 in. (38.1 cm) (Dimensions include wooden stand)
Promised Gift of the Richard Rosenblum Family

Vertical Rock

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Vertical Rock
Off-white Zhaoqing limestone with carved wooden stand; H. 57 cm (22 1/2 in.), W. 40 cm (15 3/4 in.), D. 26.5 cm (10 3/8 in.)
Promised Gift of the Richard Rosenblum Family

Bamboo in Wind

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Bamboo in Wind, about 1460
Xia Chang (1388-1470)
Hanging scroll; ink on paper; 80 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (203.8 x 59.7 cm)
Edward Elliott Family Collection, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1989 (1989.235.1)

Red Frined

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Red Frined
Lang Ying (1585-ca. 1664)
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; 86 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (220 x 66.3 cm)
Ex. coll.: C. C. Wang Family
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse, in honor of Douglas Dillon, 1979 (1979.26)

Scholar on a Rock

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Scholar on a Rock
Ren Yi (Ren Bonian; 1840-1896)
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper; 7 1/2 x 21 3/16 in. (19 x 55.4 cm)
Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986 (1986.267.49)

Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician

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Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician, dated 1551
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559)
Album of eight paintings, ink on paper; 10 6/16 x 10 3/4 in. (26.6 x 27.3 cm)
Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1979 (1979.458.1)

Rocks in The Astor Court

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Rocks in The Astor Court
Southwest corner with Cold Spring Pavilion
(The Astor Court was opened to the public in 1981)
Gift of the Vincent Astor Foundation, 1980

Rocks in The Astor Court

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Rocks in The Astor Court
West wall, Taihu rocks and plantings
(The Astor Court was opened to the public in 1981)
Gift of the Vincent Astor Foundation, 1980