Meaning of scholar's rock | Babel Free

Definitions

An unusually shaped rock, traditionally appreciated by Chinese scholars.

Examples

“The many Tibetans who traveled to Yuan and Ming China would have developed knowledge, experience, and appreciation for scholars' rocks.”

“The scholar's rock is placed across from the old moon gate I love so much, and LuLu decides to investigate it.”

“What the missionaries had sent to Bertin was the type now commonly referred to as a scholar's rock, sometimes fantastically contorted stones which would have been an indispensable fixture of a Chinese scholar's studio.”

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