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Taihu scholar's stone

Qing Dynasty, 1800 – 1900
Taihu scholar's stone, Qing Dynasty
Taihu scholar's stone, zoomed in
61.9 cmTaihu scholar's stone scale comparison41.3 cm

Taihu scholar's stone (清 太湖賞石) is a Qing Dynasty Limestone and Wood Sculpture created between c.1800 and 1900. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Scholar's Stone and Natural Art. SourceSee Taihu scholar's stone in the Kaleidoscope

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