Contemplating Rocks
Distributed for Sylph Editions
With an Introduction by Robert D. Mowry
190 pages
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120 color plates, 28 halftones
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13 x 10 1/2
Evocative and unchanging, Chinese scholars’ rocks—also called gongshí—have served as objects of contemplation and inspiration for thousands of years. And the presence of these rocks in homes and gardens and their depiction in Chinese art continues to inform Chinese art history and philosophy today.
In Contemplating Rocks, the renowned art dealer Marcus Flacks offers a sumptuous new exploration of the world of Chinese scholars’ rocks. Richly illustrated with photographs of some of the world’s most exquisite collections and enriched by lavish reproductions of original paintings by leading Chinese ink painters such as Liu Dan, Xu Lei, and Tai Xiangzhou, Flacks offers readers a deeper understanding of the enigmatic and introspective world of scholars’ rocks in classical Chinese culture. An illuminating historical note by Robert D. Mowry, curator of Chinese Art and head of the Department of Asian Art at the Harvard Art Museums, complements this gorgeous volume.
In Contemplating Rocks, the renowned art dealer Marcus Flacks offers a sumptuous new exploration of the world of Chinese scholars’ rocks. Richly illustrated with photographs of some of the world’s most exquisite collections and enriched by lavish reproductions of original paintings by leading Chinese ink painters such as Liu Dan, Xu Lei, and Tai Xiangzhou, Flacks offers readers a deeper understanding of the enigmatic and introspective world of scholars’ rocks in classical Chinese culture. An illuminating historical note by Robert D. Mowry, curator of Chinese Art and head of the Department of Asian Art at the Harvard Art Museums, complements this gorgeous volume.
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“Rarely do books capture the elegant artistry of the subject so successfully. . . . For most of us collecting these rocks is beyond our reach, but it would be madness indeed not to acquire this book.”
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