"Poet's Cave" Lingbi Scholars' Rock

 
$7,800 USD
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Dimensions
W: 15.0" D: 15.0" H: 23.5"
Materials
Limestone
Steel
Purchase Quantity
Collection #
ZZZ101C
Estimated Shipping
$350

Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Known as gongshi, or scholars' rocks, each stone is selected for the aesthetic criteria of thinness (瘦 shòu), perforations (漏 lòu), openness (透 tòu) and wrinkling (皺 zhòu). Meditating on the stone’s intriguing, suggestive form, the scholar found inspiration in the textured surface as a microcosm of the universe.

Gracefully balanced on a custom steel base, the unique contours of this lingbi stone inspires imagery of wandering poets and the solace of nature. Prized for their density and dark gray tones, lingbi stones form with intriguing negative spaces and have a naturally polished look that accentuates the stone's expressive veining.

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