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Ancient Chinese scholar’s rock.
Place of origin: China, measurements: 33 cm w x 17 cm d x 46 cm h
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Chinese scholar’s rock, Lingbi stone. Place of origin: Anhui, China, measurements: 19 cm w x 13 cm d x 50 cm h
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Top left; “Toward Heaven”, Ying stone on a table like stand
in Jiangnan style. Place of origin: Guangdong, China, measurements: 27 cm w x 13 cm d x 40 cm h
Top right; “Caves of the Lovable Spirits”, Ying stone with many grooves and ssures, table-like, long legged pedestal. Place
of origin: Guangdong, China, measurements: 30 cm w x 10 cm d x 36 cm h
Middle left; “Graceful Beauty”, Lingbi stone. Place of origin: Anhui, China, measurements: 13 cm w x 9 cm d x 32.5 cm h
Middle right; “Fu-Shi” (hero
of Chinese culture), Zibo Wen stone. Place of origin: Shangdong province, China, measurements: 16 cm w x 10 cm d x 25 cm h
Bottom; Chinese scholar’s rock, Lingbi stone. Place of origin: Anhui, China, measurements: 52 cm w x 20 cm d x 46 cm h
It was on occasion of this event that Willi and Gu- drun Benz donated 19 Chinese scholar’s rocks and Japanese Suiseki to the museum. is donation clos- es a gap in the museum’s collection. Scholar’s rocks and Suiseki are part of Chinese and Japanese culture, which have as yet, attracted hardly any attention in the west. Stone appreciation dates back more than a thousand years in China. Rare, unusual shaped rocks were appreciated by the upper class, high o cials and literati. Big stones were used in garden architecture— smaller sizes indoors, mounted on wooden stands or displayed in bronze or ceramic containers. e latter are called scholar’s rocks, spirit rocks or gongshi. It
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