Suiseki

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Suiseki is the Japanese art of stone appreciation and may also refer to the objects of the appreciation—the stones. Suiseki may take many forms including those that bear a resemblance to human figures, animal figures, landscape forms, and those which are purely abstract.

Generally, suiseki collectors prefer blacker stones to stones of a lighter color and those with a smooth texture over those that are more rough. However, with the growing popularity of suiseki in the United States, and more specifically in California, warm colored, windswept desert stones have also developed a following.

[edit] See also

• Gongshi
• Korean stone art
• Piedras Paisajes
• Suseok
• Sansuikeiseki

[edit] External links

• Atlas Mundial de las Piedras Paisajes - suiseki and suiseki-like stones from fourteen different countries]
• Suiseki--The Art of Japanese Viewing Stones