Suiseki

nihongo|Suiseki|水石 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. Landscape forms are the most popular as they can be displayed alongside Bonsai.

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. There is also a large following of Vancouver Island BC limestone Suiseki and Gongshi as the limestone deposits are similar to Chinese limestone.

ee also

*Gongshi
*Korean stone art

External links

* [http://www.stoneshow2008.com International Stone Appreciation Symposium 2008]
* [http://www.geocities.com/piedraspaisajes/index.html Atlas Mundial de las Piedras Paisajes] - suiseki and suiseki-like stones from fourteen different countries]
* [http://www.suiseki.com Michael Reilly's Suiseki.com]
* [http://suisekiart.com Mas Nakajima and Janet Roth's Suiseki Art]
* [http://bonsai-suiseki.com/sean.html Sean L. Smith Suiseki - Lectures - Daiza hand carving demonstrations]