Carved Minerals
Recumbent Horse in Xiuyan Jade
- Material ·
- Xiuyan jade (serpentine)
- Era ·
- Contemporary, in the zi liao tradition
- Dimensions ·
- L 14.0 cm × W 5.7 cm × H 6.4 cm (5.5 × 2.25 × 2.5 in)
$4,800
Cabinet · Exhibition
The rooms
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Room I
Carved Minerals
Carved like miniature freestanding scholar's rocks, but from extraordinarily rare and precious gemstone material.
Hardstone carving in the Chinese tradition treats the pebble as a landscape already half-written. Color, skin, and fracture are not flaws but compositional facts. Works in this room are catalogued for material, polish, and the dialogue between natural form and the carver's hand.
Carved Minerals
Spinach Jade Bi Disc
- Material ·
- Spinach-green nephrite
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty
- Dimensions ·
- Diam. 16.8 cm
$3,200
Carved Minerals
Rock Crystal Mountain
- Material ·
- Rock crystal (quartz)
- Era ·
- 20th century
- Dimensions ·
- H 22 cm × W 18 cm
$2,100
Room II
Scholar's Objects
Ink stones, brush rests, seals, bitong, and rocks for the writing table — wenfang companions.
The wenfang — the four treasures and their companions — furnished the literati desk as both tool and philosophy. An ink stone is a working grind and a miniature mountain; a seal is signature and sculpture. Objects here are dated by style, stone type, and workshop practice rather than by retail fashion.
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
Shoushan Soapstone Seal, Lion Knob
- Material ·
- Shoushan soapstone
- Era ·
- Republic period, early 20th century
- Dimensions ·
- H 6.8 cm × 2.4 cm square
$890
Scholar's Objects
Lingbi Scholar's Rock
- Material ·
- Lingbi limestone
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty
- Dimensions ·
- H 28.5 cm including stand
$3,600
Scholar's Objects
Five-Peak Celadon Jade Brush Rest
- Material ·
- Celadon nephrite
- Era ·
- Ming–Qing transition
- Dimensions ·
- L 11.8 cm × H 3.6 cm
$1,750
Scholar's Objects
Bamboo Bitong with Scholars in a Grove
- Material ·
- Carved bamboo
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty, 18th century
- Dimensions ·
- H 14.5 cm × Diam. 11 cm
$2,400
Room III
Curios
Painted masks, enamel vessels, and singular finds for the cabinet of curiosities.
Beside the studio stood the cabinet: vessels of enamel and fire, painted ritual masks, pieces that refuse a single category. Curios are shown as companions to the scholar’s table, not as commodities of novelty.
Curios
Painted Earthenware Mahakala Mask
- Material ·
- Painted earthenware (terracotta), with red, white, black, and gold pigment
- Era ·
- Himalayan / Nepalese tradition
- Dimensions ·
- L 10.2 cm × W 8.9 cm × D 5.1 cm (4 × 3.5 × 2 in)
$1,280
Curios
Cloisonné Enamel Censer
- Material ·
- Cloisonné enamel on copper
- Era ·
- Qing dynasty, 19th century
- Dimensions ·
- H 9.4 cm × Diam. 11.2 cm
$1,650