Suiseki
Every decent rock hound has one, some ordinary rock that invites you to view it, at every angle, and in the viewing reveals its unique aspect, it's spirit. To quote the master, " It is not a silly thing at all to enjoy a stone in a tray. I see the whole world in a tiny stone. Some objects in this world are huge, and others are small, and they come in all shapes, but they are not that different when you look at their essence" Hideo Marushima
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Chinese rock or lingbi: Chinese 'scholar's rocks' - stones that are found in nature but admired for their aesthetic qualities. Such objects occupy a sort of middle ground between the natural and the artificial; their forms are 'found' out there in the world, but one is free to appreciate them as if they were works of art.
VSANA | Viewing Stone Appreciation | Suiseki
I think this stone is a bamboo style stone from the Jinsha River area of China at VSANA. A wide variety of water-tumbled stones come from the Jinsha River. This is a fast-flowing water course that results in many water, sand, and gravel-shaped stones. Stones from the lower Jinsha cannot be distinguished from those removed from the upper Yangtze River.
Zymoglyphic Museum
Zymoglyphic Museum. Miniature Viewing Stones home Also known as scholar's rocks, or gongshi, viewing stones are rocks of complex shapes that suggest worlds within worlds, microcosms in stone. They have been collected and displayed in China for centuries. The Zymoglyphic Museum's collection form the Era of Oriental Influence is made up of small seaworn objects which embody the spirit of gongshi. They are all less than three inches high, including the stands.
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