A two toned colored rock, organically formed with thin neck fanning out as it rises like a gingko leaf, the left and right sides are of different color tones meeting in the middle at a seam, a perfect balance, the rock comes with a custom fitted carved wooden base; with the book Where Men and Mountains Meet.

HOA 14.5 in.

Private Collection, Western, North Carolina

Chinese scholars did not go out into nature, but studied and meditated on items in their studios, such as rocks, which represented a microcosm of the universe. The rocks were often found in remote places, the finest coming from riverbeds or mountains with special features such as color tones, texture, or appearing like miniature mountains or other elements in nature.

Good estate condition.

$500 - 1,000