<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">scholar&apos;s rocks</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>found objects</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>rocks, scholar&apos;s</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scholar rock</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scholar&apos;s rock</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spirit stone</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spirit stones</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Rocks prized by Chinese scholar-officials for their distinctive shapes and crevices, seen as suggestive of the transformational powers of nature. Larger stones were placed in gardens as unique focal features, while smaller rocks often adorned scholars’ desks, a microcosmic representation of the natural world within the space of the study. ]]></note></mads>