Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation: Suiseki

I was looking around to see how hard it is to grow bonsai from seed, and found another amazing miniature Japanese obsession: Japanese suiseki.

It truly is the "Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation." Rocks are sought after that mimic larger natural landscapes, like buttes, and mountains. Teeny weeny mountains.

Browse this book online:

The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation

By Vincent T. Covello, Yuji Yoshimura
Offers aesthetic guidance and practical advice for the delicate art of miniature landscape creation.

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The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation: Suiseki and Its Use with Bonsai
By Vincent T. Covello, Yuji Yoshimura
Contributor Yuji Yoshimura
Edition: reprint, illustrated
Published by Tuttle Publishing, 1996
ISBN 0804820473, 9780804820479
166 pages