Lot 3013: A GREY 'YING' ROCK MING – QING DYNASTY |

powerfully wrought out to stand vertically on a tapering point, the elongated structure punctuated overall by protrusions, the dark grey 'Ying' limestone pitted with an uneven surface, wood stand; together with an ink on paper hanging scroll painting by Liu Dan (b. 1953) of one view of the rock, inscribed description of the rock and four seals of the artist, painted in Beijing in 2005

rock 32 cm, 12 1/2  in.<br />painting 81.8 by 27.3 cm, 32 1/8  by 10 3/4  in.

This fragile rock has been broken in two places in the past and carefully refixed without any loss to the integrity of its form. Other minor areas of polishing to the fragile brittle tips. The painting is in good condition.
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Special Exhibit on Viewing Scholar's Rocks and Appreciating Famous Paintings, Xiling Yin She (Xiling Seal Engraver's Society), Hangzhou, 2005, p. 20.

The Jiansongge Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 11th April 2008, lot 2723.