Spirit Stones of China: The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones
First Edition, 1999. Side sewn binding of softcover book laid into cloth bound portfolio with string tied ivory pegged enclosure. Catalogue from The Art Institute of Chicago exhibition of more than thirty-five of these sacred Chinese stones, along with related paintings and objects, from the Ian and Susan Wilson Collection, which explores the history of stone collecting in China and the connections between stones, Daoist philosophy, cosmology, garden design, interior decoration, painting, and woodblock printing.