Harvard Art Museums > 2020.15: Malachite Scholar’s Rock Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Malachite Scholar’s Rock , 2020.15,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jan 08, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/367309. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2020.15 Title Malachite Scholar’s Rock Other Titles Original Language Title: 孔雀石賞石 (or 孔雀石擺件) Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 1990's Places Creation Place: Africa Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/367309 Location Location Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Malachite Dimensions H. 25.2 × W. 25.5 × D. 15 cm (9 15/16 × 10 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.) rock and stand: H. 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ralph W. Johnson, Palm Springs, CA. (by 1995), sold; to Robert D. Mowry, Brookline, MA (1995-2020), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2020. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert D. Mowry in honor of Arthur W. Asbury Accession Year 2020 Object Number 2020.15 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions 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. Publication History Larry Ragle, Nina Ragle, and Ralph W. Johnson, A Hidden World of Green: A Study of Similarity to Ancient Chinese and Japanese Stones: An Album of the Malachite Collection of Ralph Johnson, Aiseki Kai (Laguna Beach, CA, 2007), p. 16, no. 13.12.7 Exhibition History 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/08/2024 - 06/01/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
