Carved Minerals
Recumbent Horse in Hetian Nephrite
- Material ·
- Hetian nephrite jade
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty, 18th–19th century
- Dimensions ·
- L 12.4 cm × H 7.1 cm
$4,800
Exhibition · Online cabinet
Carvings, Curios
& Scholars’ Objects
Fine art from past to present, for the 21st century literati.
Jade, hardstone, ink stones, seals, and scholar’s rocks — shown with wall text and scholarly catalog notes. A museum pace for the literati desk. Directed by Jacob Kabinoff: painting, gem carving, and digital making, with physical sculptures and digital creations for sale.
Exhibition rooms
Three rooms
Each room has its own wall illustration and catalog voice. Commerce remains restrained — inquire, look, then acquire.
Room I
Carved Minerals
Carved like miniature freestanding scholar's rocks, but from extraordinarily rare and precious gemstone material.
Room II
Scholar's Objects
Ink stones, brush rests, seals, bitong, and rocks for the writing table — wenfang companions.
Room III
Curios
Snuff bottles, enamel vessels, and singular finds for the cabinet of curiosities.
Selected works
On view
Scholar's Objects
Duan Ink Stone with Pine Pavilion
- Material ·
- Duan stone (Zhaoqing)
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty, 19th century
- Dimensions ·
- L 18.2 cm × W 12.6 cm × H 3.4 cm
$2,200
Scholar's Objects
Lingbi Scholar's Rock
- Material ·
- Lingbi limestone
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty
- Dimensions ·
- H 28.5 cm including stand
$3,600
Carved Minerals
Spinach Jade Bi Disc
- Material ·
- Spinach-green nephrite
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty
- Dimensions ·
- Diam. 16.8 cm
$3,200
Journal
Notes on art
Academic essays on scholar’s rocks, jade carving, ink stones, and the literati desk.
Essay · Wenfang
The Grind as Landscape: Duan Ink Stones
An ink stone is judged twice: once as a grind that respects the brush, and once as a miniature mountain whose well holds night until water and soot arrive.
7 min read
Essay · Mineral
Skin and Silence: Notes on Jade Carving
Hetian nephrite teaches that the river’s skin is not waste. Russet cortex kept along a mane or flank is both evidence and composition — the mountain’s weather left on the animal’s back.
9 min read