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Ɏ AN CHENXIANGMU (ALOESWOOD) ‘DRAGON SPINE’ SCHOLAR’S ROCK, QING DYNASTY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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? AN CHENXIANGMU (ALOESWOOD) ‘DRAGON SPINE’ SCHOLAR’S ROCK, QING DYNASTY

China. The abstract sculpture finely carved as a of a vertically jagged, winding mountain ridge. The wood exudes a fragrant aroma typical of this type and is of a light brown tone with lighter and darker streaks.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and natural imperfections including age cracks.

Weight: 519 g
Dimensions: Height 27 cm

According to John Hay, in Kernals of Energy, Bones of Earth, p. 138, “the winding mountain ridge, or ‘dragon-spine’, […] was a quality essential to mountains of the highest order.” He also notes that records show ‘tree-rocks’ were collected during the Northern Song dynasty.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, 18 January 2024, lot 714
Price: EUR 4,160
Description: An agar wood scholar’s rock, Qing
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and wood (agarwood is another name for Chenxiangmu. Note the size (22.1 cm) and that this lot is also from the collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2014, lot 2242
Price: USD 62,500 or approx. EUR 77,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare chenxiangmu (aloeswood) ‘dragon spine’ ‘scholar’s rock’, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and wood. Note the related size (30 cm).



This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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