Taihu rock
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Taihu rock is a type of naturally eroded limestone prized in traditional Chinese garden design for its intricate, perforated forms and aesthetic symbolism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taihu rock canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural object
ⓘ
garden stone ⓘ ornamental rock ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese literati culture
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Ming dynasty gardens ⓘ Qing dynasty gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty garden aesthetics ⓘ scholar-officials ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Kun rock
ⓘ
Lingbi rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Ying rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important element of classical Chinese garden art
ⓘ
object of connoisseurship ⓘ |
| displayedAs |
central rockery feature
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island in pond ⓘ single viewing stone ⓘ |
| formedBy |
chemical weathering
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water erosion ⓘ wave action ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
aesthetic symbolism
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hollowed ⓘ irregular ⓘ jagged ⓘ naturally eroded ⓘ perforated ⓘ porous ⓘ sculptural ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Jiangsu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Four Famous Scholar's Rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Daoist ideals
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immortality ⓘ literati taste ⓘ mountains ⓘ natural spontaneity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese garden design
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classical Suzhou gardens ⓘ courtyard gardens ⓘ pavilions surroundings ⓘ pond edges ⓘ rockeries ⓘ scholar's gardens ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
abstract beauty
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intricate forms ⓘ perforations ⓘ rarity ⓘ suggestive shapes ⓘ texture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.