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Malachite Scholar’s Rock
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Malachite stone in the form of a verdant, rugged and craggy cliff face. The back of the stone shows numerous botryoidal formations. Softwood stand.
Department of Asian Art
Ralph W. Johnson Palm Springs CA. (by 1995) sold; to Robert D. Mowry Brookline MA (1995-2020) gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2020.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Robert D. Mowry in honor of Arthur W. Asbury
Title: Malachite Scholar’s Rock
Description:
Malachite stone in the form of a verdant, rugged and craggy cliff face.
The back of the stone shows numerous botryoidal formations.
Softwood stand.
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