(Near-view Mountain Stone with Waterfall; Furuya Stone), mid 18th century, Unknown Japanese, 8 7/16 x 17 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. ( x x cm), Stone, Japan, 18th century, In China, the literati were a class of well-educated men (and occasionally women) who pursued artistic accomplishment as amateur enthusiasts rather than professionals, and prized aesthetic and intellectual exploration and exchange. This rock, intended for the scholar's desk, is a special type of 'scenic' stone that was valued by literati for its resemblance to the actual mountain ranges of China

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