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Chinese Dahua Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
' rock. Meditating on the stone’s intriguing, irregular composition, the scholar found inspiration in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Small Chinese Scholar Stone Yingde on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
invokes the imagination from the viewer.
This scholar rock on offer is small in scale but it exemplifies
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Dahua Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
' rock. Meditating on the stone’s intriguing, irregular composition, the scholar found inspiration in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Japanese Root Wood and Burl Vessel for Ikebana, Taisho Period
Located in Austin, TX
simply as an object for contemplation, akin to a scholar rock or suiseki viewing stone.
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Scholar s Objects
Materials
Burl
Chinese Scholar Stone Meditation Rock on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Chinese scholar stone known as "Gong Shi" or "Meditation Stone". The near black stone
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Scholar s Objects
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Rock Crystal Sphere
Located in Chicago, IL
Gem lore is endless, and every culture has its own beliefs about specific stones tied to cultural history, geography, and spiritual practices. In China, some practitioners of feng sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Chinese Rock Crystal Sphere
Located in Chicago, IL
Gem lore is endless, and every culture has its own beliefs about specific stones tied to cultural history, geography, and spiritual practices. In China, some practitioners of feng sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Crystal
"Flowing Stream, " Black and White Chinese Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Graphic sculptural scholars' rock depicting a flowing stream on custom hand-carved wooden mount.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Reclining Protector" Monumental Scholars
Root Object, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
"wooden scholars' rock" and was prized by Chinese artists as a source of inspiration for painting, poetry
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Chinese Scholar
s Studio Trunk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
peonies, a lingbi scholars' rock, and a bronze censer filled with brushes and scrolls. Heavily worn from
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
and one perched on a scholar's rock amidst a flowering peony.
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,450
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Oval Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
within a scholar's rock in each corner, and set against a light indigo background.
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Early 20th Century Khotan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
scholar's rock in a pot with blossoming peonies. The border is wonderful, with large-scale renderings of
Category
Vintage 1930s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
lotus blossoms. A vase with lotus lives in one corner, and a scholar's rock with a phoenix lives in
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Brilliant Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
asymmetrical composition of a tree, sprouting from a scholar's rock, with multicolored leaf-filled branches. A
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Provincial Chinese Wheel Disc, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
, reminiscent of a scholars' rock or ancient stone bi disc.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Elm
Provincial Chinese Wheel Disc, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
, reminiscent of a scholars' rock or ancient stone bi disc.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Elm
Chinese Blue and White Peony Fantail Vase, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
resting on a scholars' rock, a regal motif in Chinese art that further's the vase's blessings of beauty
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
paeony blossom; the scholar’s rock; the hanging flower basket; the porcelain vase on stand; wisteria
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$12,500
Chinese Gnarled Root Table, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
cultivated a taste for nature's unpredictable organic forms. Like a scholar's rock, the table most likely
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Cypress
Chinese Dahua Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Elevated on a wood base, this dahua stone is displayed as a traditional scholars' rock. Meditating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pure White Natural Mountain Shape Infinity Stone Scholar Spirit Rock
Located in South Burlington, VT
Asian white Taihu style viewing stone or scholar rock in mountain shape form - formed by nature from a
Category
20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Dahua Meditation Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
' rock. Meditating on the stone’s intriguing, irregular composition, the scholar found inspiration in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Dahua Stone in Carved Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
' rock. Meditating on the stone’s intriguing, irregular composition, the scholar found inspiration in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Qing Blue and White Porcelain Plate from Nanking Cargo Shipwreck
Located in Miami, FL
decorated with blue flowers, a tree and a scholar’s rock. The cargo of oriental porcelain was originally
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Malachite Rock on Display Stand Chinese Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
American collector of Chinese scholar rocks. Known as "Peacock Rock" in Chinese, there was a more recent
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Phoenix and Peony Garden Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
is decorated with joyous scenes of a pair of regal phoenixes perched upon a scholars' rock surrounded
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Malachite Rock on Display Stand as a Chinese Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
fitted wood base by an American collector of Chinese scholar rocks. Known as "Peacock Rock" in Chinese
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Natural Malachite Rock on Display Stand as Chinese Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar rocks. Known as "Peacock Rock" in Chinese, there was a more recent tradition in China (from Qing
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Qing Scholar
s Stone
Located in Dallas, TX
rock.
Scholars rocks can be any color, and contrasting colors are not uncommon. The size of the stone
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Exquisite Large Chrysanthemum Flower Viewing Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
that is also included.
Provenance: This Scholar rock or viewing stone was given to a South Korean
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Striking Natural Malachite Specimen on Display Stand as Scholar Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese scholar rocks.
Known as "Peacock Rock" in Chinese, there was a more recent tradition in China
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Natural Specimens
Materials
Malachite
Malachite Rock Specimen on Display Stand as a Viewing Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
possibly by a previous collector of Chinese scholar rocks. Known as "Peacock Rock" in Chinese, there was a
Category
20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Pair Monumental Chinese Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Painted Cabinets
Located in Somis, CA
rocks and hills. Two scholars resting on a rock platform discuss poetry. Upstream depictions include
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Turquoise Scholar
s Rock
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Chinese turquoise scholar's rock on hand-carved stand. Measures: Height with stand is 4.50.
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Scholar
s Rock
Located in Middleburg, VA
evoke from the viewer.
This scholar's rock was part of a natural history collection established
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
$1,250
Chinese Scholar
s Rock on Stand
Located in Southampton, NY
Chinese scholar's rock on stand.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
19th Century Chinese Scholar
s Rock
Located in Paris, FR
A grey and white Chinese scholar's rock on a wooden base.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
20th c. Chinese Scholar
s Rock Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
White chinese scholar's rock on a black lacquered wooden base.
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Scholar s Objects
Chinese Scholar
s Rock
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese Large Scholar's Rock having a hand carved wooden lacquered black stand with leaf design
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$2,800
A Scholars Rock
Located in London, GB
A scholars rock was used as an object of contemplation and meditation for scholars and academics in
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Silver Gilt Scholars Rock
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting Chinese Scholars Rock that has been covered in silver leaf. Scholars rocks where
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Chinese Lingbi or Scholar
s Rock
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese "Lingbi" or scholar's rock with original wood base. The stone was collected in China and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Silvered Fragment of a Scholars Rock
Located in San Francisco, CA
We had a large scholars rock silver leafed. Fedex was able to provide us with two! We had them
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf, Steel
Silvered Fragment of a Scholars Rock
Located in San Francisco, CA
We had a large scholars rock silver leafed. Fedex was able to turn it into two!
This has
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf, Metal
Ancient Chinese Scholar
s Rock on Hand Carved Rosewood Base
Located in New York, NY
Ancient Chinese Scholar's Rock on Hand Carved Rosewood Base
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Set of Three Chinese Landscape Scholars Rock Jasper in Stands
Located in Milano, Italy
Set of 3 Chinese Landscape Scholars rock Jasper in stands
Small: 17 x 9cm
Medium: 19 x 10cm
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
Chinese or Japanese Scholar
s Rock Mountain Range
Located in Essex, MA
A Chinese or Japanese scholar's rock resembling a mountain range, this specimen with white veins
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Scholar
s Rock
Located in Wainscott, NY
Shaped Granite on Carved Wooden Stand.
Category
Antique 19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$5,800
Rare and Unusual Chinese Glazed Model of a Scholar
s Rock
Located in Wilton, CT
In the Form of an Irregular Pierced Rock covered all over in a Gray Green "Ge-Type" Glaze With a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Scholar s Objects
Large Chinese Scholar Rock
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese Lingbi Rock in the Form of a Bridge on a Well-Carved Rosewood Stand.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Scholar
s Rock Vase #8
Located in New York, NY
Earthenware with Zsolnay eosin glaze
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Vases
Chinese Lingbi Scholar
s Stone
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese Lingbi or scholar's rock of dramatic form, with original carved wood base. Collected in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Lingbi Scholar
s Stone
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese Lingbi or scholar's rock of dramatic form, with original carved wood base. Collected in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Lingbi Scholar
s Stone
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese Lingbi or scholar's rock of dramatic form, with original carved wood base. Collected in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
SCHOLAR STONE
Located in New York, NY
CHINESE SCHOLAR'S ROCK MOUNTED ON CARVED WOOD BASE
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$2,800
Carved Water Pot
Located in Shakespeare, ON
This piece was carved into an intricate design from a single piece of semi-transparent rock crystal
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
$9,500
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Scholar Rock For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic scholar rock available at 1stDibs. A scholar rock — often made from stone, wood and limestone — can elevate any home. Find 102 options for an antique or vintage scholar rock now, or shop our selection of 17 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a scholar rock — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A scholar rock, designed in the Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made scholar rock over the years, but those crafted by Richard Hirsch, Robert Kuo and Bow Porcelain are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Scholar Rock?
A scholar rock can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,800, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $19,500.
Questions About Scholar Rock
- Where can I find scholar rocks?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Gongshi, also known as scholar rocks, can be found through a multitude of retailers, including 1stDibs. Scholar rocks’ can be any color, size or material. However, they are traditionally authentic stones made with limestone. Shop a collection of authentic scholar rocks on 1stDibs.
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