Scholars’ Rocks Exhibition and Sale at New York Asia Society
Friday-Thursday, Mar 19th- 25th, 2010
11:00am - 6:00pm
AsiaStore presents a newly acquired collection from Kemin Hu. Experience the power of scholars’ rocks or “spirit stones” — cherished by the Chinese for generations and gaining appreciation in the West. Autographed copies of Hu’s books are available for purchase at AsiaStore. Members enjoy a 10% discount.
AsiaStore, located at Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue (70th St), NYC and on-line at AsiaStore.org
March 14th, 2010
These photos are from you, our customers! The first Garden Rock is from Los Angeles. The middle Garden Rock is from Austria (the first Garden Rock in Austria). The third Garden Rock is from New Jersey. They look absolutely beautiful! Submit your Scholars’ Rock photos.



March 14th, 2010
The 2nd Scholars’ Rocks Study Workshop was held in Newton, MA on October 2009.
Below, the participants were split into two teams to identify the most number of stones on the table. Kemin then explains why some stones are not what they appear to be.

March 14th, 2010
After sixteen years as Director of U.S. National Arboretum, Dr. Thomas S. Elias retired at the end of 2009. His new book about Japanese and Chinese Chrysanthemum Stones will be publish in the Fall of this year.

March 13th, 2010