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Dark, deeply pitted scholar's rock on a carved wooden stand against a grey backdrop.

Scholar's rock

A tall, vertical scholar's rock of black limestone rises from a carved wooden stand with scalloped edges. Its surface is folded, hollowed and pierced with irregular holes, creating sculptural peaks and recesses against a plain grey background.

Look closer: The wooden stand has small carved feet and scalloped edges visible at its lower corners.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Medium
Black Lingbi limestone; wood stand
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2978 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1722).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Rosenblum Family, 2009

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