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Large, Limestone Scholars Rock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large, lyrical, pierced limestone, "Lingbi" scholars rock, with a dramatic overhang above craggy
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Limestone
Mid 19th Century Antique Chinese Hand Embroidered Silk Scholar Textile, Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A high quality embroidered silk scholar robe that has been deconstructed and mounted. Please see
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Scholar s Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese "Tree Jade" Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Chicago, IL
Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Chinese "Tree Jade" Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Chicago, IL
Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
"Tree Jade" Chinese Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Chicago, IL
Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
"Tree Jade" Chinese Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Chicago, IL
Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is millions of years old and appreciated for
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
"Qilin En Flight" Lingbi Scholars
Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Elevated on a wood base, this mesmerizing stone once resided in a scholar’s studio. Meditating on
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Burl Wood Calligraphy Brush, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
wood specimens such as this were given pride of place in the scholars' studio as sources of beauty and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Burl
Chinese Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio
Category
20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Other
Late Qing Dynasty Carved Zitan Scholar
s Tray with Silver Bamboo Design Handles
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This Chinese tray of great color from the late 19th century features elaborately carved gallery
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar s Objects
Materials
Silver
19th Century Chinese Calligrapher
s Brushes
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Chinese calligrapher's brushes with horsehair bristles and carved wood handles
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio
Category
20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Other
Chinese Export Silver Inkstand
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver and wood Inkstand with dip-pen dating from around 1885. The hinged ink
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Silver
Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio
Category
20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Other
Chinese Root Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholars in China's Qing dynasty often turned to the natural world as inspiration for their musings
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Qing Dynasty Chinese Rootwood Scroll Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A distinguished member of the Chinese literati would have used this root wood pot to hold their
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Monumental Chinese Root Scroll Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted from a gnarled tree root, this container once stored painting scrolls in a scholar’s studio
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Painting Stone in Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese painters, poets and calligraphers for thousands of years and were often used to help focus the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Chinese Calligrapher
s Brush on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
: Brush, sculpture, statue, Chinese, China, Scholars' Object
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Greenery Stone in Carved Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
displayed indoors and appreciated by Chinese scholars and artists from as early as the Yuan (1279-1368
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Elm Wood Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
. Inspired by scholar's rocks, this eroded piece of wood is intended for contemplation. Made from a wide
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Elm
Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Scroll Pot, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
brush pot or scroll holder was a fixture of every traditional scholar’s desk. Used to hold rolled-up
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Black Lacquered, Hand Painted
Adhered Figure Wall Accessories - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing pair of vintage Chinese black lacquered wall accessories. Each feature a hand painted
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
"Humble Strength" Chinese Greenery Stone with Finely Carved Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
displayed indoors and appreciated by Chinese scholars and artists from as early as the Yuan (1279-1368
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Brown Lacquer Winter Hat Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Yellow Floral Ginger Jar With Metal and Ceramic Plate - 2 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of this exceptional vintage Chinese yellow floral ginger
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects
Materials
Metal
A Vintage Chinese Octagonal Wooden Tea Caddy, Mid 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Chinese Octagonal Wooden Tea Caddy, Mid 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
A Finely Carved Chinese Agate Brush Washer on Stand, Republic Period Circa 1940
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely carved & pierced russet agate body decorated with the figure of a Phoenix & trailing, flowering vines surrounding the open well, raised overall upon a finely carved & pier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar s Objects
Materials
Agate
Crystal Calligraphy Brush
Located in Somis, CA
A large, 14.5" Chinese calligraphy brush with crystal handle. The clear crystal glass symbolizes
Category
2010s Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Large Burled Scroll Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese artists and literati. The container is carved out of a wood burl, highly valued by collectors and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Calligraphy Brush Green Jasper Archer
s Rings
Located in Somis, CA
A very large, 15" Chinese calligraphy brush consisting a collection of 6 green jasper Archer's
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Scholar
s Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from the wood of a tropical forest tree, more commonly referred to as 'yang na' wood in Thai
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$2,000
Chinese Scholar
s Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Low Chinese scholar's table with fretwork sides and legs, possibly of Zitan wood, with burlwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Zitan
Chinese Scholar Free Standing Desk In Elm Wood
Located in Kastrup, DK
3 part Doctor's desk or Scholar desk in Jumu wood from the city of Suzhou in China, approx. 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Wood Scholars
Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century carved wood scholars' rock in the form of billowing incense smoke, with tiger maple
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
$4,880
Chinese Black Lacquer Soapstone Scholar
s Cabinet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Chinese black lacquer soapstone and hardstone scholar's cabinet. Fronted by two large
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
"Winter
s Edge" Chinese Taihu Scholar
s Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the Chinese scholars' studio
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
18th Century Chinese Lacquered Scholar
s Table
Located in San Marino, CA
A Qing dynasty black lacquer table from the Chinese province of Shanxi, its elegance derived from
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese 19th Century Scholar
s Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Cabinet with three drawers over central doors revealing full length storage. The cabinet presents with front carved wings, bold iron hardware.
Condition: Cabinet is in rough conditi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Chinese Carved
Scholar
s Mountain
in White Jadeite
Located in Astoria, NY
A Chinese, exquisitely carved white jadeite boulder, with depictions of scholars traveling through
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
18th Century Five-Drawer Chinese Scholar
s Table
Located in San Marino, CA
This 18th Century five-drawer black lacquer Chinese Shanshi table has egg-shaped pulls on each
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Southern Chinese Scholar
s Chest with Carvings
Located in Somis, CA
A delicately carved 19th century scholar's chest.
The chest's original paintings on the door
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Carved Asian Scholar Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant pair of two matching heavily carved Chinese altar chairs. Both have intricate carvings and
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
Antique Chinese Old Carved Wood Scholars Root Object Tower Lamp, 20th century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
painted or pickled.
Additional information:
Material: Wood / Bamboo
Type: Vase
Region of Origin: China
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Hand Carved Wood Scholars Root Statue of Shou Lao, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and beautifully hand carved.
Marked at the foot.
Additional information:
Material: Wood
Category
20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antiqueq 19th C. Carved Chinese Scholars Chairs, Pr
Located in West Hartford, CT
depicting Chinese scholars. Supported on square legs joined by stretchers.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Scholars At Leisure Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A mineral called cinnabar gives this scholar’s box a stunning red color, and creates a striking
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese reddish elm and bamboo scholar chairs
Located in London, GB
An attractive pair of reddish coloured bamboo and elm decorative scholar chairs.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Black Polished Elm Wood Scholar Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Chinese Qing Dynasty Doctor's desk or Scholar desk in black polished Jumu (Elm) wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Chinese Monumental Scholar Stone in Limestone 2006 (with Original Documentation)
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Monumental "Gong-shi" (Scholar Stone) in Ling bi (limestone) with carved wood base, China 2006
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone
China Big Beautiful Scholar Rock Viewing Stone Lingbi with Hand-Carved Base
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, this is a beautiful tall naturally occuring 21 inch scholar rock viewing stone lingbi. It is
Category
20th Century Chinese Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Japanese Edo Four Panel Table Screen Chinese Scholars Pavillion
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chinese scholars seated in a pagoda pavilion. Painted with ink and natural color pigments on tarnished
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
19th Century Asian Burl Wood
Elmwood Scholar
s Lap Floor Desk Stationary Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Uniquely conceived Asian scholar's writing table with flaps and drawers as well as open tier for
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Antique Scholar
s Chest with Painted Pomegranates, Open Light Bookcase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful Chinese scholar's chest with an open light feature and hand-painted images
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Root Wood Brush Washers
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable and rare collection of five 19th century Chinese wabi sabi root wood scholar's brush
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Attractive Natural Viewing Stone Scholar Rock Sculpture with Custom Display Base
Located in South Burlington, VT
thoughtful unique gift.
This contemporary Ying scholar or viewing stone from Yingde County, Guangxi, China
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese black lacquer cabinet. A black lacquer Chinese scholars cabinet of cypress
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Cypress
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese scholar wood you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, stone and metal, every Chinese scholar wood was constructed with great care. Find 116 options for an antique or vintage Chinese scholar wood now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese scholar wood, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Chinese scholar wood is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Modern styles are sought with frequency.
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A Chinese scholar wood can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,180, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $19,500.
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- What is Chinese wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese wood carving is a decorative object carved by hand by Chinese artisans out of local wood, such as nanmu, zitan, bomu or yinxing. This form of sculpture is sometimes called mudiao. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese wood carvings.
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