suiseki
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thumb|Suiseki viewing stone titled ("treasure ship"), displayed with a fitted wooden base (daiza) and storage box; the accompanying plaque and box inscription identify it as a Saji River () stone from Tottori Prefecture in Japan's [[San'in region.]] thumb|A tokonoma display combining [[bonsai and suiseki, with a hanging scroll (kakejiku).]] thumb|A suiseki displayed in a shallow tray (suiban/doban) with sand. thumb|Suiseki displayed on a carved wooden base (daiza).
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Etymology and basic principles
- Historical development
- Origins in China and transmission to Japan
- Medieval and early modern Japan
- Formalisation in the Meiji period and after
- Named stones in historic collections
- Aesthetic principles
- Display aesthetics
- Classification and types
- Notable collecting localities
- Saji River (Sajigawa) stones
- Kamo River and other sites
- "Takarabune" and named-stone symbolism
- Relationship to bonsai
- Exhibitions and organisations
- Japan
- North America
- Europe
- Distinction from Chinese and Korean traditions
- Published works
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Suiseki viewing stone titled ("treasure ship"), displayed with a fitted wooden base (daiza) and storage box; the accompanying plaque and box inscription identify it as a Saji River () stone from Tottori Prefecture in Japan's [[San'in region.]] thumb|A tokonoma display combining [[bonsai and suiseki, with a hanging scroll (kakejiku).]] thumb|A suiseki displayed in a shallow tray (suiban/doban) with sand. thumb|Suiseki displayed on a carved wooden base (daiza).
In Japanese culture, are naturally formed stones appreciated as "viewing stones" for their ability to suggest landscapes, natural phenomena, or other evocative forms. The term combines the characters for "water" () and "stone" (), and the word itself is estimated to have come into common use around the mid-19th century. The practice is closely related to the display arts associated with the tea tradition and the tokonoma, and it is often presented alongside bonsai.
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