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Suiseki at Genko Kai exhibit

January 5, 2016 by Jonas Dupuich

The Genko Kai exhibit at Hoshun-in Temple featured nearly as many stones as it did bonsai. Most evoked mountains – the rest took a variety of forms from figures to huts to islands. There was good diversity of color as some stones were as bright as others were dark.

As is the case with many suiseki, the character of the stone is often as interesting as the form. When both are intriguing, I find it easy to spend time appreciating these natural artifacts.

Suiseki

Mountain stone

Hut stone

Suiseki

Suiseki

The same stone from above

Mountain stone

Mountain stone

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Filed Under: Exhibits Tagged With: Genko Kai, Japan, Suiseki

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  1. Elzabe says

    January 5, 2016 at 10:20 pm

    Absolutely creative and most inspiring!

  2. Show-Me Rockhounds Kansas City says

    January 7, 2016 at 4:34 am

    I didn’t know this was a thing. Thanks for posting!

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