Stunning Suiseki

Suiseki are natural stones that look like or resemble other things. They are collected and treasured in Asian countries and passed down from one generation to the next. This particular stone may resemble a wolf or other animal. Use your imagination. What do you see? Payment will be through cash, money order, cashiers check or Walmart funds transfer, or Zelle. Shipping in the U.S. will run $30.00 and includes insurance and tracking. Youre highly encouraged to inspect in person here in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Suiseki Stones have been admired and collected by mankind since time immemorial. And throughout history, cultures around the globe have developed unique names, disciplines and guidelines for their particular art form. The Japanese art is called Suiseki, in China Scholars Rocks, in Korea it is Suseok or Gongshi. Suiseki are stones that suggest mountains, lakes, waterfalls and other natural scenes or that are aesthetically pleasing in shape and texture. They represent nature in the palm of your hand. Suiseki are small, naturally formed stones admired for their beauty and for their power to suggest a scene from nature or an object closely associated with nature. Among the most popular types of suiseki (pronounced suu-ee-seck-ee) are those that suggest a distant mountain, a waterfall, an island, a thatched hut, or an animal. Collected in the wild, on mountains and in streambeds, and then displayed in their natural state, these stones are objects of great beauty. They are also sophisticated tools for inner reflection that stir in all who see them an appreciation for the awesome power of the universe. Explained in a simple way, the suiseki is the comprehension and the appreciation of nature through a stone, resulting from nature. Suiseki (Sui = water, Seki = stone) is the study and enjoyment of naturally formed stones as objects of beauty. The art of Suiseki involves the collection, preparation and appreciation of unaltered naturally formed stones. These stones are found in mountain streams, on windblown deserts, along ocean beaches - anywhere that nature may have deposited or shaped them. A suiseki has the capacity to represent with the eyes of the man, on a few centimeters, the whole earth and cosmos.