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Scholar’s rock on stand
Scholar’s rock on stand

Scholar’s rock on stand

Label TextInk, ink stone, brushes, seals, brush rests and brush holders have been considered treasures befitting the scholar’s table. They are appreciated not only for their usefulness but also for their aesthetic value. Although often made in matched sets, these prized objects were created in varying sizes and materials.
Object number92.47.326
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art, Aug. 9 - Dec. 2, 2007. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.
Credit LineGift of Frank D. Stout
Dimensions15 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (40.01 x 20.96 cm)
MediumLimestone
Scholar's Rock (Lingbi)
Chinese
17th century
Object number: 89.73
Landscape Rock for the Scholar's Table
Chinese
ca. 18th-19th century
Object number: 2001.1070
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 2001.1072
Photo: Scott Leen
Object number: 2023.11.97
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Korean
19th century
Object number: 98.47.87
two views
1898?
Object number: 33.937
Scholar's Retreat in a Bamboo Grove
ca. 1760-1767
Object number: 74.73
Standing Buddha
Chinese
6th century or later
Object number: 43.15
Head of a Buddha
Chinese
late 7th - early 8th century
Object number: 39.29
Photo: iocolor, LLP
Chinese
early 6th century
Object number: 63.146
Photo: Susan A. Cole
Chinese
late 8th - 9th century
Object number: 49.148