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Place of Origin: Chinese
Pair of Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipes, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These unusually sinuous lengths of bamboo are known as "Buddha belly bamboo" for each segment's resemblance to the ample gut of the Chinese monk Budai, o...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Manganoan Calcite From Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Located in New York, NY
From Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Translucent pale-pink crystals of sharp flattened rhombohedral manganoan calcite in parallel formation. The calcite crystals have lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Siderite in Calcite from Pingwu Beryl Mine, Sichuan, China
Located in New York, NY
From Pingwu beryl mine, Huya Township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Yellowish-brown rhombohedral siderite crystals covered with milky snow white calc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Gem Barite Cluster From Kunming, Yunnan province, China
Located in New York, NY
Superb water-clear wedge-shaped barite crystals covering one face of tan-colored matrix. The barite crystals formed over botryoidal black oxide mineral, which are also included insid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Fluorite From Guangdong Province, China
Located in New York, NY
From Guangdong Province, China
Large showy specimen of green cubic fluorite crystals. Well formed cubic formation with water clear transparency and a glassy luster. Matrix can clea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Purple Fluorite with Quartz From Jiangxi, China
Located in New York, NY
From De'an mine, Wushan, De'an Co., Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
Large cluster of gem transparent deep purple dodecahedron fluorite crystals etched from Quartz mat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Quartz var. Prasiolite Crystal Cluster Mineral Specimen – China
Located in Edison, NJ
Quartz can be found in nearly every corner of the earth, yet despite its abundance, there are some rarer varieties of quartz that differentiate themselves with their distinctive colo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
Azurite Mineral Crystal with Malachite from Anhui, China
Located in New York, NY
Azurite with Malachite from Liufengshan Mine, Guichi, Anhui Province, China.
Lustrous translucent vibrant royal blue crystals of azurite partially lining a gossan matrix with botryo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$9,375 Sale Price
25% Off
"Recumbent Lion" Lingbi Scholars' Rock Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Known as gongshi, or scholars' rocks...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Located in London, GB
This red coral specimen, with flowing lines and organic form, is a beautiful example of how the work of nature can be, and has been, celebrated as a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Black & White Peony Mediation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Sourced from Henan province, this sculptural meditation stone looks as if it were sprinkled with a flurry of peony blossoms, the result of flower-like aggregates of lighter-colored f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chalcopyrite with Calcite from Stari Trg Mine, Mitrovica Dostrict, Kosovo
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural formation of sharp, distinct copper crystals from Jiujiang Co., Jiangxi Province, China. The copper looks beautiful under magnification. A lovely display piece for natural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Chinese Meditation Stone on Carved Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is a focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio, evoking the grandeur of nature and inspiring creative thought. Meditation stones off...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Green Fluorite on Quartz Matrix from from Ruyuan, Lechang, Guandong, China (2.5
Located in New York, NY
From Ruyuan, Lechang, Guandong, China
Large showy 1.5 inch gem green transparent fluorite crystal with blue phantom zoning at the center termination on matrix lined with scintillati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
Natural Botryoidal Fluorite from China '5.25 lbs'
Located in New York, NY
From Minggang Mine, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan, China
Translucent purple fluorite in botryoidal formation with sculptural hemispherical aggregates covering both sides of its matrix.
Measures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Pyrite Crystal Cluster on Matrix from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan
Located in New York, NY
Lustrous radial formation rich golden pyrite crystals a 3 dimension form on matrix embedded with quartz. The pyrite crystals faces have a mirror luster with rich golden yellow tone a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite
Botryoidal Fluorite from Minggang Mine, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan, China (3 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
From Minggang Mine, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan, China Translucent purple fluorite in botryoidal formation with sculptural hemispherical aggregates cov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually sinuous length of bamboo is known as "Buddha belly bamboo," named for each segment's resemblance to the ample gut of the Chinese mon...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Bamboo
Silver (naturally crystallized native silver) from Xiaoqinggou, Datong, China
Located in New York, NY
From Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China Sculptural formation of twisted wire-crystals of native silver (naturally occurring silver crystals) with no attached matrix. Sculptural forma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Silver
Botryoidal Fluorite from Minggang Mine, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan, China (2.5 lb
Located in New York, NY
From Minggang Mine, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan, China Translucent purple fluorite in botryoidal formation with sculptural hemispherical aggregates covering both sides of its matrix. This beautiful fluorite specimen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
White Calcite From Inner Mongolia, China
Located in New York, NY
From Huanggang Mine, Kèshíkèténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Lustrous translucent gray-white with transparent colorless calcite crystals.
Weight: 3.9 lbs, Dimensions: 7 ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Ying Stone on Stand with Collector Seal
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a vertical Chinese scholar rock balanced on a carved wood display stand. The specimen is a wonderful example of Ying (or Yingde) stone, one of the four famed stone types known to Chinese literati and a less common type than Lingbi or Taihu. Gray in color, it has an extraordinary upright form rising from a small stem, like an "Avatar Mountain" peeking out of the mist. Visually it feels impossible for the stone to balance on its thin stem and the wood base. The illusion is due to the thickness of the depth which is not immediately visible from front or back. This type of exotic form was highly desired by the collector. The surface is remarkable with pronounced schisms, gullies, folding lines, with several formation of openings that give it a grotto and airy feel. Different sceneries are revealed when viewed from different angles, making this one of the most intriguing stones in Tishu Gallery...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov, China
Located in New York, NY
Hemimorphite on Quartz, Malipo Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Prov., China
Measures: 12 cm tall x 10 cm wide
Hemimorphite from China has taken on entirely new qualities that barely ex...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Danma Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
$1,480
Neoclassical French Country Porcelain Blue and White Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical, Chinoiserie, or Grand Tour style blue and white porcelain obelisk
Measures: 3.75"W x 3.75"D x 14.25"H.
Very good original vintage condition. Minor surface ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
20th Century Chinese Jade, Cloisonné, & Gilt Metal Desk Accessory/Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and quite decorative Chinese jade, cloisonné, gilt metal, and stone desk accessory. This piece is highly decorative and of very high quality. The hand-carved wood base is mounted with gilt stone which resembles rocks in a field or forest, Flowing out of the stones are gilt metal trees with jade leaves and flowers at the ends of them. There is also a cloisonné planter on one of the stones with gilt metal branches and jade arms growing out of it. In the pasture are two hand-carved and hand-polished green jade Guanyin figures which are each wearing beautiful clothes and are decorated with a jade wreath around their heads. Further adorned with jade, jadeite, and amethyst cabochons...
Category
20th Century Other Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Jade, Metal, Bronze
Wulfenite- China
Located in New York, NY
This delicate and arresting display of wulfenite out of China appears almost floral with burnt orange to yellow rosebud-like arrangements on a rocky matrix. An eye-popping acquisitio...
Category
2010s Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
$27,500
Mounted Chinese Meditation Puddingstone
Located in Chicago, IL
Puddingstone is named for its unique composite nature, a suspension of multicolored pebbles that resemble raisins in a pudding. Historically, the unusual stone was favored by scholar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Steel
Vintage Cylindrical Picture Jasper Tower on Wood Stand More Views Vintage Cyli
Located in Pomona, CA
As a nurturing and protective stone, the picture jasper meaning helps to bring you comfort, alleviating any fear, stress or anxiety you may be feeling. It’stimulates the root chakr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
$288 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Danma Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Rock Ying Stone on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Chinese scholar rock on offer here is a wonderful example of Ying (also known as Yingde stone), a less common type than Lingbi or Taihu. Gray in color, it has an extraordinary up...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
Located in London, GB
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Pyrite Concretion from Dongchuan District, Yunnan Province, China
Located in New York, NY
This unique Pyrite Concretion from Dongchuan District, Yunnan Province, China features sparkling, sharp, modified metallic crystals arranged in concentric "rings" on a spherical shal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
"The Bonsai Tree" Calcite Helictites, Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Located in New York, NY
"The Bonsai Tree"
Calcite Helictites
Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Measures: 14.5 cm tall x 15 cm wide
Helictites are a form of speleothem formed by the deposition o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Green Fluorite Cluster From Hunan, China
Located in New York, NY
From Xianghualing, Hunan Province, China
Internally clear transparent crystal cluster of vivid green cubic fluorite crystals on matrix. The matrix is clearly visible through the c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Lingzhi Fungus Table Screen Qing Dynasty '1644-1912'
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A lingzhi fungus table screen
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
The unusual Chinese scholar’s object,
mounted natural dried and preserved lingzhi fungus.
Lobed asymmetrical outline with dee...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Stibnite From China
Located in New York, NY
This long, nearly mirror-lustrous, thickly striated stibnite crystal from China set off by moderately sized accenting stibnites comes to a huge, perfect termination. An impressive an...
Category
2010s Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
$9,200
Stalactitic Calcite From Guilin Prefecture, China
Located in New York, NY
From Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China Aesthetic stalactitic formation of translucent tanish-orange scalenohedral calcite crystals. The calcite has a wet lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Other
Calcite on Matrix from Wenshan Mine, Yunnan, China
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite, pristine formation of Ram’s Horns calcite, hard to find and very rare. It is a complete floater in perfect condition.
Weight: 1.4 lbs, Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 8 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Pyrite on Quartz from Daye Mine, Hubei Province, China
Located in New York, NY
From Daye Mine, Hubei Province, China.
Large metallic mirror luster intergrown cubes of golden pyrite on quartz and pyrite enriched matrix lined with ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Pyrite, Other
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Calcite with Manganese Oxides – 58g
Located in New York, NY
This stunning calcite crystal showcases striking dendritic inclusions of manganese oxides, creating an intricate and unique tree-like pattern within the transparent crystal matrix. I...
Category
2010s Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Golden Calcite with Fluorite from Xianghualing-Xianghuapu Mines, Hunan, China
Located in New York, NY
Xianghualing-Xianghuapu Mines, Hunan, China
Unusual, unique one of a kind specimen of calcite on purple green fluorite. Cubic fluorite crystals in an intersecting, stacked formation...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Chalcopyrite from Huanggang Mine, Keshiketeng Qi, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Located in New York, NY
From Huanggang Mine, Kèshíkèténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Slender plate of lustrous yellow metallic chalcopyrite microcrystals on matrix.
Weight: 4 lbs, Dimension: 10 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Pyrite Concretion (Boji Stone) From Dongchuan District, Yunnan Province, China
Located in New York, NY
From Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Unique specimen of a sparkling, sharp, modified, metallic Pyrite crystals in concentric "rings" on a sphere of sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Rare Yellow Fluorite Cube Formation from China
Located in London, GB
Large rare cubed yellow fluorite formation from China mounted on a mirrored steel base.
Since 1986 Dale Rogers has been sourcing the grandest fossils, crystals and minerals from a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Genuine Polished Gimhae Stone from Pinggu Jinhai, China
Located in New York, NY
The Gimbae stone is from the ancient land of Pinggu - also known as the land of wonders. This piece of highly-polished Gimbae has a beautiful even pattern that flows throughout.
Gi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Copper Crystal Cluster from Chengmenshan Mine, Jiangxi Province, China
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural formation of sharp, distinct copper crystals from Jiujiang Co., Jiangxi Province, China. The copper looks beautiful under magnification. A lovely display piece for natural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Antique Chinese Scholar Rock Yingde Stone on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An intriguing Chinese scholar rock in vertical form presented on a custom hand-carved wood stand circa late Qing Dynasty. The greyish black stone is of Yingde type. Its upright form ...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Meditation Dream Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. In the spirit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Steel
Gimhae Stone from Pinggu Jinhai, China '56 Pounds'
Located in New York, NY
The Gimbae stone is from the ancient land of Pinggu - also known as the land of wonders. This piece of highly-polished Gimbae has a beautiful even pattern that flows throughout.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Large Fantastic Wood 'Scholars Rock'
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large fantastic wood 'scholar's rock'
The formation of natural knots, gnarled and twisted projections
Of the variety greyish brown-toned wood, imitating a vertical scholar’s rock.
Much appreciated by Chinese scholars for contemplation, artistic and poetic inspiration.
Also in the west these fantastic wood formations resembling organic microcosm habitat
Never stopped to inspire some surrealist artists like Max Ernst or Frantisek Muzika.
Measures: 27¾" in. (70.5cm.) high.
Approx. 10" in. (25.5 cm.) wide, 7" in. (17.5 cm.) deep.
On soft wood stand.
For comparison see Christie’s sale NY, 19 Sep 2002, lot 104
“Fine Chinese Archaic bronzes...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Export Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Abstract Stone Sculpture Chinese Scholar Stone on a Faux Marble Stand
Located in Miami, FL
This captivating antique Chinese scholar stone, estimated to be from the late 19th century, evokes a sense of tranquility and inspires contempl...
Category
Late 19th Century Organic Modern Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
$3,780 Sale Price
35% Off
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Fluorite over Quartz from Huanggang Mine, Keshiketeng Qi, Inner Mongolia, China
Located in New York, NY
From Huanggang Mine, No. 6 Shaft, Keshiketeng Qi, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Transparent dark-blue fluorite crystals covering front of gray quartz plate. The fluorite crystals a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Golden Barite Crystals from Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
Located in New York, NY
From Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
Complex intersecting formation of lustrous gem translucent golden barite crystals with lustrous faces and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Natural Rock Crystal Tower Obelisk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Natural rock crystal tower Obelisk.
Natural rock crystal on carved wood base.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
Arsenopyrite from Yaogangxian , Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China
Located in New York, NY
Large cluster of silver-metallic arsenopyrite crystals with highly reflective luster with unusual parallel growth aggregates with small isolated rosettes of muscovite.
Weight: 3.1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Optical Calcite Crystals from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Located in New York, NY
From Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China.
Internally flawless crystal cluster of optical-grade colorless calcite on gossan matrix. The calcite crystal are fully terminated with he...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Calcite from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Located in New York, NY
from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Translucent calcite crystals with red-brown color due to microscopic hematite inclusions. Several V-twinned pairs of crystals are visible on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
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