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The interest in suiseki
was born in China about
2000 years ago, whereas
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almost since the VI
century A.C. The term
comes from the joining
of the words “sui” –
water – and “seki” –
stone – and derives from
the ancient habit of
creating miniature
landscapes in trays full
of water. |
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Usually suiseki
that represent Summer
and Spring landscapes
are displayed using a
tray full of sand (suiban),
giving the whole
arrangement the feeling
of freshness conveyed by
a shore, whereas in
Autumn and Winter they’re
set on a wooden base (daiza),
built in order to
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shape of the stone base
and enhance its beauty. |
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Suiseki
have to be endowed with certain
features such as
colour,
not too bright, and
shape,
usually asymmetric,
to be
interesting.
Suiseki can’t be altered by man,
the stones that are cut lose
their value; only their neatness
is allowed, accomplished with a
hard brush if there are
calcareous inclusions.
Suiseki have to be smoothed by
hand in order to achieve with
time a bright natural shine.
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