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The two Chrysanthemum Stones I have shown here
are vastly different to what you might currently be fa-
miliar with. The darker stone has yellowish, sharply
formed “flowers” of very good quality but how unusu-
al is the cream colored one? I like the way it is so tightly
packed with “flowers” on the self-colored matrix.
Judging Viewing Stones in China is a complicated
task, especially with large exhibitions, because trying
to compare a landscape stone with a color stone or an
object stone is so subjective and there is such excellent
quality within each group, more so than in any other
country. The sheer quantity, quality and variety of
stones to assess is what makes the difference in China.
In this judge’s opinion, I think the only fair way to
judge such exhibitions is to have separately judged cat-
egories with all stones types that can be judged simi-
larly, in the same category. For example, Landscape
Stone Award, Object Stone Award and so on. This
is not ideal of course, because how do you compare
an excellent Water Pool Stone with an excellent Near
Mountain Stone for example, but it may be better than
the normal current system. I think it is an exercise
Top left and right; The darker stone has yellowish, sharply formed “flowers” of very good quality and worth exploring by an international group of special-
how unusual is the cream colored one? ists, involving the wider international stone collecting
Bottom; Another fine example of a Laibin Stone with a silky patina, a sinuous shape and a beautifully community.
carved base.
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