Modern Chinese Scholars’ Rocks - A Guide for Collectors
February 7th, 2008
Modern Chinese Scholars’ Rocks - A Guide for Collectors
By Kemin Hu
Through descriptions and color photographs, Modern Chinese Scholars’ Rocks introduces 50 stone types, including their mineral compositions, typical colors, hardness on the Mohr scale, and where they are found or quarried. Also included in this book are ways to position stones, choosing the right stand and right display, craftsmanship of stand making, and more.
$25 (Kemin Hu’s signature is available) Floating World Editions, 2006
8.5″ x 11″, Soft Cover
($30 Retail)
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1. admin | March 26th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Chinese scholar?s stones, variously called ?viewing stones?, ?spirit stones?, ?respect stones?, (gongshi), and even ?weird rocks? (guaishi), have been appreciated and written about in China for more than a millennium. And although acquiring them in the West has become increasingly popular in recent times, most people perceive this hobby as limited to wealthy collectors. This need not be so: appreciating and collecting scholar?s stones is popular among people of all means and occupations in China, and should be in the West as well. The continuing popularity of these wonderful objects has in fact meant that many more exciting stone types have become available, and at much more modest prices. All the would-be collector needs is a good eye and the basic information about stone types and characteristics that this book provides…The qualities for which they are valued are explained as are other features for the stone connoisseur to look for. Separate chapters explain how to display stones to their best advantage and how to make display stands. This modest, straightforward, and informative volume will engage readers in the exciting world of appreciating and collecting these natural art objects.
From http://www.asiastore.org/mochscrogufo1.html
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