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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
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
Willi Benz received a National Decoration Award from the Federal Republic of Germany. The award is to recognize his exceptional merits in the field of Bonsai and Stone Collection. This is truly a great honor to him and his wife Gudrun.
Willi and Gudrun will be visiting Boston in June, 2009. Congratulations Willi!
April 10th, 2009
Experience the power of scholars’ rocks or “spirit stones”- cherished by the Chinese for generations and gaining appreciation in the West. AsiaStore delights in presenting a newly acquired collection from Kemin Hu. Autographed copies of Kemin Hu’s books, Spirit of Gongshi, Scholars’ Rocks in Ancient China and Modern Chinese Scholars’ Rocks: A Guide for Collectors, are available for purchase.
AsiaStore, located at Asia Society and Museum, 70th & Park NYC and on-line at AsiaStore.org
March 12th, 2009
Asia Society’s AsiaStore is holding a Scholars’ Rock - Special Sale Event featuring Scholars’ Rocks from Kemin’s collection. Kemin will be at the event and she hopes to see you all there!
September 12-15, 2008 (Friday - Monday)
11 AM - 6 PM, Friday until 9 PM, Free Admission
Personal Appearance by Author and Collector Kemin Hu,
September 12-15, 1 PM - 4 PM
AsiaStore at Asia Society and Museum is located at:
725 Park Ave. at 70th Street, New York City; 212-327-9217
Read more: Asia Society’s Interview with Kemin Hu
August 19th, 2008
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