Spirit Stones: The Ancient Art of the Scholar's Rock

Brilliant photographs of scholars' rocks, or Chinese ornamental stones, from a leading collection

About the author

For his botanical photography, Jonathan M. Singer has been honored with the Hasselblad Laureate Award and the Carl Linnaeus Silver Medal of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. Dr. Singer's appointments include that of Research Collaborator at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

Kemin Hu, one of the foremost experts on scholars' stones, has authored several books on the subject, including Modern Chinese Scholars' Rocks, Scholars' Rocks in Ancient China: The Suyuan Stone Catalogue, The Spirit of Gongshi, and he Romance of Scholars' Rocks: Adventure in Appreciation.

Thomas S. Elias, Ph.D., is chairman of the Viewing Stone Association of North America and a former director of the U.S. National Arboretum. He is the author or editor of seven books including Chrysanthemum Stones, The Story of Stone Flowers.

Summary

Renowned photographer Jonathan M. Singer presents his striking black-and-white images of Chinese ornamental rocks from a leading collection.

Product details

• Authors: Kemin Hu, Jonathan M Singer
• Assisted by: Jonathan Singer (Photographs), Jonathan M. Singer (Photographs)
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2014
• EAN: 9780789211521
• ISBN: 978-0-7892-1152-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 319 mm x 398 mm x 43 mm
• Weight: 3579 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art