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Displays at the 7th Japan Suiseki Exhibition

April 3, 2020 by Jonas Dupuich

Some of the larger stones at this year’s Japan Suiseki Exhibition were displayed with scrolls. Because the stones take up less visual weight than larger bonsai, the scrolls are larger than what we’re used to seeing in bonsai displays.

Stone display with scroll

Stone display with scroll – Furuya ishi

Scroll display with stone

Scroll display with stone – Kamogawa fugo oroshi ishi

Kamo River stone

Kamo River stone close-up

Setagawa maguro ishi

Setagawa maguro ishi

An important part of the art of suiseki is the “daiza,” the carved pedestal that orients the stone for the viewer. I enjoy these hand-carved artifacts almost as much as I enjoy the stones. Here are a few examples that take very different approaches to supporting their stones.

Koi ishi

Koi ishi

Sengen ishi

Sengen ishi

Tamagawa ishi

Tamagawa ishi

Kamuikotan ishi

Kamuikotan ishi

Tamagawa ishi

Tamagawa ishi – the most minimal daiza of all: no daiza

Next up, more from the 2020 Kokufu exhibit!

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  1. John Manix says

    April 3, 2020 at 6:50 am

    Completely new world for me. Am in awe of the restrained energy of ea. exhibit.
    Thank you!
    JFM, OHIO

    • Jonas Dupuich says

      April 3, 2020 at 8:49 am

      Thanks, John!

  2. Tony says

    April 3, 2020 at 9:38 am

    Jonas….great suiseki blogs back to back!!! Thank you for the beautiful pictures….and making the daizas is fun but most times takes a lot longer than finding the stones!…hahaha….

    • Jonas Dupuich says

      April 3, 2020 at 12:52 pm

      Thanks Tony – and I’m sure you’re right about the daiza, by a big margin!

      • Tony says

        April 4, 2020 at 8:50 am

        Jonas….thanks…..the Kamo River stone at first did very little for me…but as I study it especially the closeup pic it really intrigues me…..the contrast of 2 distinct stone materials in the stone very reminiscent of Murphy’s material but more elegant as the contrast is not as extreme…again thank you for posting…

      • Jonas Dupuich says

        April 4, 2020 at 10:46 am

        Good eye, it is suggestive of the Murphy’s stones albeit with much less contrast. It must have been to find the stone and figure out the front and angle.

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