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Suiseki

‘Mitsubishi’ stone

Suiseki is often said to be the second wheel of a bicycle, the other wheel being bonsai. It has more than 500 years of well documented history, when it was known as bonseki . . .

7 August 2025
Suiseki

The whirlpool stone

Suiseki is the second wheel of a bicycle, the first being bonsai…

7 May 2024
Suiseki

Just imagine

A suiseki, or viewing stone, often seems to resemble a mountain range…

17 August 2023
Suiseki

The roof of the world

A suiseki, or viewing stone, often seems to resemble a mountain range in miniature. Its similarity to a rocky cliff or a distant mountain view is amazing.

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26 May 2023
Suiseki

The monk’s stone

Masterpiece stones from Japan As with many things the Chinese scholar rocks influenced the development of the Korean and Japanese…...

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8 October 2021
Suiseki

Traditionalist?

Sean Smith sticks with the formal style of Japanese art In 1994 Sean Smith took his 25-year passion for bonsai…...

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5 July 2020
Suiseki

Ice-age suiseki

The stone hunter of Britain. Here Alan Harriman reveals the various aspects of suiseki in a way that will encourage…...

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17 April 2019

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