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SUISEKI
Suiseki (Sui = water, Seki = stone) is the study and enjoyment of naturally formed stones as objects of serenity and beauty.
Suiseki take many forms - Some resemble human figures, animal figures, or landscape forms, and some are purely abstract.
Suiseki grew from the Chinese scholar's rocks of China.
Why did I decide to add this subject on my site that is mainly dedicated to the Alexander Technique?
For the time being, this is the only place on the web that I can share it with friends.
I will not write in length about Suiseki, what it means along the generations that admired these wonderful stones, anyone who wish to learn more about the subject is invited to Google the name or go directly to this (one of many) site:
http://www.suiseki.com/about/index.html
For me, the Suiseki is just like the Haiku – a snapshot of the moment, of life or if you wish – the whole mountain in a nutshell.
You are invited to to look at some of my preferred stones.
Looking at the stone
Seeing the mountain,
Thinking - eternity.
Tencho setsu – Snow Summit.
Maybe my most beautiful suiseki. Granit adorned with quartz summit and veins.
Found on the beach of Caesarea and was most probably imported at Herod times from overseas.
Yama baku - ishi.
A suiseki collected in the desert mountains south of Israel near the prairie (Arava) road about 100 Km north to Eilat.
Yurai-seki.
Found at Prehistoric site , that stone have been used by ancient people in order to knape hand axes. It is actually a geode that was eroded by use and exposed it's quartz veins.
Hachunseok (in Korean) - River stone.
Suiseki in Korean is called Suseok. A stone appreciated for its intrinsic value to view or for meditation. "Su" means long-life and "seok" means stone. Therefore, suseok means long-lived stone.
This specific one Is called Kyunghokaang. It comes from a small stream in Zirisan (famous mountain for sanseok). Many sanseoks from Zirisan may be pushed and rolled by stream and finally reached this river.
French-seki.
From the riverbed of the Gorge-de-Tarn.
Caribbean islands - seki.
From the beach of St. Lucia. I was tempted to encircle this small island and collect these beautiful stones, when I realized that I am going to miss the boat back to the ship, I start running throwing all my stones away - except this one.