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Japanese Suiseki stone with base (daiza) and box. The wooden plaque and the box inscription explain that this is a famous stone from the San'in region of Japan, in the Tottori Prefecture, and that the stone proceeds from the river Saji; the stone has been named Takarabune (treasure ship).

Suiseki stone in its bronze doban tray filled with sand

Suiseki and its wooden daiza base

See also

• Chinese scholar's rocks
• Suseok in Korea
• Bonseki

External links

Media related to Suiseki at Wikimedia Commons

• Nippon Suiseki Association
• "Viewing Stones" at National Bonsai Foundation

Category:Arts in Japan Category:Japanese sculpture Category:Rock art in Asia Category:Japanese aesthetics