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Circa: 2006
Manufacturer: Floating World Editions
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Scholars' stones have been appreciated and written about in China for more than a millennium, and acquiring them in the West has become increasingly popular in recent times. This accelerating trend has caused many more exciting stone types to become available, and at much more modest prices. All the would-be collector needs is a good eye and the basic information about stone types and characteristics this book provides. Modern Chinese Scholars' Rocks introduces nearly 50 stone types through color photographs and descriptions, including mineral composition, typical colors, hardness on the Moh scale, and where each is found or quarried. The qualities for which they are valued and features for the stone connoisseur to look for are revealed, while separate chapters explain how to display stones to their best advantage and how stands are made. This modest and informative volume will engage readers in the exciting world of appreciating and collecting these brilliant natural art objects.
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