Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation. Vincent T. Covello

Sandbar stone 36

      18, 19. Waterpool stones 37

      20. Coastal rock stone 38

      21. Cave stone 38

      22, 23. Shelter stones 39

      24. Boat stone 41

      25. Object stone suggesting bear or monster 41

      26. Chrysanthemum-pattern stone 43

      27. Star-pattern stone 45

      *28. Distant mountain stone “Sacred Mount Fuji” 49

      *29. Sheet-waterfall stone “Dragon’s Head” 49

      *30. Near-view mountain stone with waterfall 50

      *31. Japanese garden stone suggesting Mount Shumi 50

      *32. Japanese garden stones suggesting Horai 51

      *33. Wedded Rocks, Futamigaura bay 51

      *34. Mountain stone from the U.S. National Arboretum collection 52

      *35. Miniature Coastal rock stone 52

      *36. Mountains of the Cascade Range 53

      *37. Object stone eliciting a variety of associations 53

      *38. Distant mountain stone “Mount Hakkai” 54

      *39. Distant mountain stone 54

      *40. Near-view mountain stone 54

      *41. Thread-waterfall stone 55

      *42. Sheet-waterfall stone 55

      *43. Dry waterfall stone 56

      *44. Mountain-stream stone 56

      *45, *46. Plateau stones 57

      *47. Slope stone 57

      *48. Reef stone 58

      *49. Waterpool stone 58

      *50. Shelter stone 58

      *51, *52. Tunnel stones 59

      *53, *54. Thatched-hut stones 60

      *55, *56. Object stones suggesting animals 60, 61

      *57. Red stone 61

      *58. Neodani chrysanthemum-pattern stone 62

      *59. Biseki 62

      *60. Moon-pattern stone 63

      *61. Tiger-stripe-pattern stone 63

      *62. Snake-pattern stone 63

      *63. Nachiguro stone 64

      *64. Furuya stone 64

      65(a), (b). Distant mountain stone on dai/in suiban 68

      66(a)-(c). Relationship between size of suiban and suiseki 69

      67-70. Various suiban 70, 71

      71. Distant mountain stone in suiban filled with sand and water 72

      72. Thatched-hut stone in soil covered with moss and short grasses 72

      73. Weak stone placement 73

      74(a)-(c). Placement of suiseki in suiban 74

      75. Island stone with bronze miniature 75

      76-78. Distant mountain stones in various displays 76, 77

      79. Stands used for displaying suiseki 78

      80. Rugged Mountain stone displayed on rectangular table 79

      81 (a), (b). Poor choices of stands 80

      82. Miniature suiseki and planters 81

      83, 84. Poor displays 82

      85. Plateau stone displayed off-center 83

      86. Neodani chrysanthemum-pattern stone displayed centrally 84

      87. Rock planting 88

      88. Thatched-hut stone and bonsai 89

      89-93. Five basic shapes of bonsai 90, 91

      94. Rock planting suggesting island scenery 93

      95. Pine trees on island 93

      96. Rock planting in the root-over-rock style 94

      97-101. Rock plantings in the clinging-to-a-rock style 95-97

      102. Japanese woodblock print showing tray-landscape design 102

      103. Stones being aged in outdoor water-basin 103

      104. Asymmetrical triangular arrangement of stones 107

      *105. Mountain stone set in suiban filled with sand 113

      *106. Snow-covered alpine mountain 113

      *107. Island stone with miniature sailboat 114

      *108. Distant mountain stone in harmonious seasonal display 114

      *109. Bonsai in multiple-trunk style 115

      *110. Harmonious bonding of suiseki and bonsai 115

      *111. Rock planting in the root-over-rock style 116

      *112. Rock planting in the clinging-to-a-rock style 116

      *113. Tray landscape “American Fantasy” 117

      *114-*116. Three sections of “American Fantasy” 118, 119

      *117-*122. Plant materials and stones used in “American Fantasy” 119-121

      *123. Tray landscape created in China 122

      *124. Distant mountain stone from the U.S. National Arboretum 122

      *125. The Japan Alps 123

      *126. Distant mountain stone suggesting glacier 123

      *127. Desert formation in the American Southwest 124

      *128, *129. Near-view mountain stones suggesting desert formations 124, 125

      *130. Mountain stone suggesting peak 125

      *131. Object stone suggesting ostrich egg or cantaloupe 125

      *132. Distant mountain stone suggesting snowcapped peak 126

      *133. Near-view mountain stone suggesting ravines and gorges 126

      *134. Thread-waterfall stone 127

      *135. Object stone suggesting animal or bird 127

      *136. Pattern-stone suggesting tree on rocky promontory 128

      137. Keto-bonkei 129

      138, 139. Bonseki 130

      140. Tools and materials used for bonseki 131

      141. Bonseki materials and types of sand 131

      142. Distant mountain stone suggesting the Japan Alps 134

      143. Waterpool stone and storage-box lid 135

      144. Near-view mountain stone on dai 136

      145. Distant mountain stone suggesting mountain glacier 137

      146. Dry waterfall stone 138

      147. Tools for the suiseki collector 140

      148. Dry waterfall stone in deep dai 144

      149. One-wall dai 147

      150. Two-wall dai 147

      151. Cutting guidelines for two-wall dai 148

      152. Cross section of two-wall dai 149

      153. Carving a dai 150

      154. Front-view of dai legs 151

      155(b), (b). Placement of dai legs 152

      156 Underside of dai 153

      Map of Japan showing suiseki collection sites 65

      Note: In the captions, where specifications