A LINGBI STONE SCHOLAR'S ROCK, GONGSHI, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Of upright irregular form, reminiscent of a crashing wave. The dark areas of the stone are interspersed with characteristic white striations. Provenance: From a private collection in the United Kingdom. Condition: Presenting very well with fine old wear and scattered soil encrustations. One segment of the stone neatly reattached, showing associated old fills. Weight: 1,203 g (the stone) and 1,293 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 19.3 cm (excl. stand) and 21.7 cm (incl. stand) With a carved and fitted hardwood stand of irregular form supported on five feet. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related lingbi stone, also dated to the Qing dynasty and with similar characteristic white striations, but carved with an interior well, “presumably to function as a brush washer”, at Christie's New York, in The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar's Objects, on 17 March 2016, lot 1197, sold for USD 40,000. 清代靈璧供石 中國，1644-1912年。直立的不規則形狀，讓人聯想到洶湧的波浪。 石頭的黑暗區域散佈著極其特殊白色脈絡。 來源：英國私人收藏 品相：舊時磨損和散落的土壤結殼。一塊石頭整齊地重新連接，顯示出舊時填充物。 重量：靈璧石1,203克，含底座總 1,293 克 尺寸：靈璧石高19.3 厘米，總21.7 厘米 配置不規則形狀的硬木五足底座 (2) 拍賣結果比較：一件清代相似脈絡的靈璧石筆洗﹐見紐約佳士得The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar's Objects 2016年3月17日 lot 1197, 售價USD 40,000。