Lecture by Kemin Hu: The Ancient Art of Scholar’s Rocks

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14 March 2014, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Asia Society – 725 Park Avenue (at East 70th Street), New York, NY

Kemin Hu, one of the foremost experts on “spirit stones,” discusses the ancient art of the scholar’s rock and stone appreciation, describing the various stones, their history and characteristics, as outlined in her latest book, Spirit Stones: The Ancient Art of the Scholar’s Rock (Abbeville Press), co-authored by Thomas S. Elias, with photography by Jonathon M. Singer. Books available for purchase and signing at event.
Event page on AsiaSociety.org

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Kemin at Asia Society – Scholars’ Rock Special Sale Event

Scholars Rock Sale Event at Asia Society and Museum from Kemin Hu Collection

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

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An Interview with Scholars’ Rock Expert Kemin Hu

(taken from Asia Society’s Asia Blog at: http://asiastoreblog.blogspot.com)

An Interview Scholars’ Rock Expert
with Kemin Hu

Cherished by the Chinese for generations, scholars’ rocks or “spirit stones” are gaining appreciation in the West for their beauty and spiritual meaning. Kemin Hu was stirred to an appreciation of scholar?s rocks by her father, a noted connoisseur of Chinese antiquities. She became an authority on scholar?s stones through her long career as a dealer and collector, as well as through her friendships with such great collectors as Richard Rosenbloom and C.C. Wang.

A: How did you become interested in and begin collecting scholars’ rocks?
K: My entire life I have been around scholar rocks. As a child in China my father collected antiques and scholar rocks, and even though I didn?t begin collecting them until later, I have been around them all my life.

A: Why do people in China collect scholars’ rocks?
K: In ancient times, and still now, Chinese scholars have appreciated these rocks as a means to remain close to nature. They see humans not as removed from nature but as a part of it, and these rocks serve as a way to communicate with it. The stones act as a sort of window, so that when one is somewhere like a big city like New York, you can still have a mental connection with nature via the stone. In the Song, Tang, and Ming dynasties the emperors collected scholar rocks.
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Autumn Moon Festival Celebration

Autumn Moon Festival Celebration

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
National Arboretum, Washington D.C.

Kemin will be a keynote speaker during the Autumn Moon Festival Celebration at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. on Saturday, September 22nd. The event will kick off a month long exhibit in celebration of the “Chrysanthemum Moon”

1:00PM – 3:30PM – Kemin will give a powerpoint presentation
7:00PM – 8:00PM – Kemin will greet the general public at the “Chrysanthemum Moon” Exhibit inside the Museum, sign books and answer questions

Free, please register through the National Arboretum website

Images from the National Arboretum website