A MINIATURE YING SCHOLAR'S ROCK MING – QING DYNASTY

exquisitely wrought out with charming proportions, vertically oriented and standing boldly on a single tapered point, its jagged surface accentuated by deep crevasses, affixed to a lacquer stand

The inscription Touun ('Prancing cloud') on the cover of the Japanese wood box is written by Nagao Uzan (1864-1942), a Japanese calligrapher, painter and renowned scholar in Chinese study. The inscription to the inside of the cover can be translated as follows: 
          'Yingde rock dotted with dimples and depressions,
          Your beauty yet surpasses Lingbi.
          Outstanding among even the select few,
          Indeed how precious!
          Thoughts from the Gentleman of Yushan.'