10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A TAIHU ‘INFINITY’ SCHOLAR’S ROCK, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD
清末明初太湖石賞石
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
China, Suzhou, 1850-1949. The massive rock is of a fine ochre-yellow tone throughout. The irregular, horizontal form with its innumerable protrusions and deep crevasses evokes a monumental mountain range.
Provenance: Chicago trade, USA.
Condition: Very good condition with extensive old wear and some weathering, minute nicks, light scratches, signs of erosion consistent with having been exposed to weather conditions for at least several decades.
Weight: 33 kg (excl. base)
Dimensions: Width 53 cm (excl. base) and 54 cm (incl. base)
With a fitted hardwood stand dating from the same period or slightly later. (2)
Taihu or porous stone is a kind of limestone produced at the foot of Dongting Mountain in Suzhou, which is close to Lake Tai. Due to long-term surging by water, this kind of rock features many pores and holes of various depths and sizes.
This rock is a fine representation of the ‘tou’ quality, openness or holes, one of the few fundamental qualities prized in a scholar’s rock. This is further explained by Richard Rosenblum in his essay in Robert D. Mowry’s Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Scholars’ Rocks, Harvard University Art Museums, 1996, pp. 117-18, where he writes in reference to Taihu rocks, “the holes within holes of these rocks give the experience of infinity” and “varying in size and orientation, these holes create the sensation of an ever-changing and infinite world within a finite object.”
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1117
Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A taihu scholar’s rock
Expert remark: Note the slightly larger width (66 cm)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1642
Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large yellow taihu scholar’s rock, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Note the slightly larger width (64.8 cm)
清末明初太湖石賞石
中國, 蘇州，1850-1949年。各有峰巒，嵌空穿眼，宛轉相通，通體呈細膩的赭黃色調。
來源：美國芝加哥古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損和一些風化、微小的劃痕、侵蝕跡象。
重量：33 公斤 (不含底座)
尺寸：寬 53 厘米 (不含底座)，54 厘米 (含底座)
同期或稍晚的硬木底座。(2)
這件賞石很好地代表了“透”的品質與意境，這是文人石所珍視的基本品質之一。Richard Rosenblum 在Robert D. Mowry 的文章《世界中的世界：理查德·羅森布魯姆收藏的文人石》（Robert D. Mowry’s Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Scholars’ Rocks，哈佛藝術舘，1996年, 第117-18頁）中進一步解釋了這一點，他在文章中提到了太湖岩石，“這些岩石的洞中洞給人無限的體驗”和“大小和方向各不相同，這些洞在有限的物體中創造了一個不斷變化和無限的世界的感覺。”
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年3月17日，lot 1117
價格：USD 30,000（相當於今日EUR 33,000）
描述：太湖賞石一件
專家評論：請注意尺寸較寬 (66釐米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2020年9月25日，lot 1642
價格：USD 18,750（相當於今日EUR 19,500）
描述：清太湖賞石
專家評論：請注意尺寸較寬(64.8釐米)。
China, Suzhou, 1850-1949. The massive rock is of a fine ochre-yellow tone throughout. The irregular, horizontal form with its innumerable protrusions and deep crevasses evokes a monumental mountain range.
Provenance: Chicago trade, USA.
Condition: Very good condition with extensive old wear and some weathering, minute nicks, light scratches, signs of erosion consistent with having been exposed to weather conditions for at least several decades.
Weight: 33 kg (excl. base)
Dimensions: Width 53 cm (excl. base) and 54 cm (incl. base)
With a fitted hardwood stand dating from the same period or slightly later. (2)
Taihu or porous stone is a kind of limestone produced at the foot of Dongting Mountain in Suzhou, which is close to Lake Tai. Due to long-term surging by water, this kind of rock features many pores and holes of various depths and sizes.
This rock is a fine representation of the ‘tou’ quality, openness or holes, one of the few fundamental qualities prized in a scholar’s rock. This is further explained by Richard Rosenblum in his essay in Robert D. Mowry’s Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Scholars’ Rocks, Harvard University Art Museums, 1996, pp. 117-18, where he writes in reference to Taihu rocks, “the holes within holes of these rocks give the experience of infinity” and “varying in size and orientation, these holes create the sensation of an ever-changing and infinite world within a finite object.”
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1117
Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A taihu scholar’s rock
Expert remark: Note the slightly larger width (66 cm)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1642
Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large yellow taihu scholar’s rock, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Note the slightly larger width (64.8 cm)
清末明初太湖石賞石
中國, 蘇州，1850-1949年。各有峰巒，嵌空穿眼，宛轉相通，通體呈細膩的赭黃色調。
來源：美國芝加哥古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損和一些風化、微小的劃痕、侵蝕跡象。
重量：33 公斤 (不含底座)
尺寸：寬 53 厘米 (不含底座)，54 厘米 (含底座)
同期或稍晚的硬木底座。(2)
這件賞石很好地代表了“透”的品質與意境，這是文人石所珍視的基本品質之一。Richard Rosenblum 在Robert D. Mowry 的文章《世界中的世界：理查德·羅森布魯姆收藏的文人石》（Robert D. Mowry’s Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Scholars’ Rocks，哈佛藝術舘，1996年, 第117-18頁）中進一步解釋了這一點，他在文章中提到了太湖岩石，“這些岩石的洞中洞給人無限的體驗”和“大小和方向各不相同，這些洞在有限的物體中創造了一個不斷變化和無限的世界的感覺。”
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年3月17日，lot 1117
價格：USD 30,000（相當於今日EUR 33,000）
描述：太湖賞石一件
專家評論：請注意尺寸較寬 (66釐米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2020年9月25日，lot 1642
價格：USD 18,750（相當於今日EUR 19,500）
描述：清太湖賞石
專家評論：請注意尺寸較寬(64.8釐米)。
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