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Stone and Stories; Creating Provenance
Years ago, we had the opportunity to work on a project to build a software museum collection project entitled EmbARK and interestingly enough that software is still in use today some 25 years later....
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Updated Catalog & Facebook
To all of you that expressed how much you enjoyed our catalog – thanks! To those that purchased pots, a special thank you for your order and we hope you enjoy them for years to come....
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Viewing Stone Auctions
As collectors of stones from numerous countries and followers of the antiquity market, we often review serious auctions of fine viewing stones. Today’s post covers auctions that were held in Hong...
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Yayoijin – The Last Day of Spring
In late 2016 an opportunity arose to acquire several nice stones from a collection in Japan. What made these two stones special was knowing the prior owners and the provenance of the stones. The...
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Shoshuhei a Kamuikotan-ishi Stone
We had admired this stone for quite a while it being on Matsuura Arishige’s personal website; he was the past chairman of the Nippon Suiseki Association. An opportunity arose last December and we...
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In Search of a Stone
A number of articles have been written on worked vs. unworked stones. If you haven’t read Wil’s article, you can find it on the Aiseki Kai web site, as it is one of the most important historical...
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The annual Viewing Stones Show presented by the California Aiseki Kai
For those of you who read our blog, please if you are in the Los Angeles area after Christmas and before the New Year, stop by to see the annual Viewing Stones Show, presented by the California Aiseki...
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Viewing Stones for Sale
Twelve viewing stones are being offered by Paul Gilbert and myself. You can contact me at suiseki@yahoo.com and I will then forward your information to Paul. His stones are the first eight and mine...
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Larry Ragle’s Buffalo Stone
We have seen ten of thousands of stones from stone shows, to personal collections to uncountable stones on some of the finest rivers in Northern California. Some stones we see and almost immediately...
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Suiseki Stones for Sale
Paul and I are offering a number of suiseki for sale. Please email me at “suiseki at yahoo.com” with any questions or requests for more photos. Shipping costs will be determined at the time of the...
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Tsukiji Market, an 83-Year-Old Tokyo Icon, Set to Close
Saturday, October 6th is the last day the Tsukiji Fish Market will close ending its 83-year run as one of the largest fish markets in the world. “The market in Chuo Ward opened in February 1935 after...
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A Older Japanese Boat Stone
This boat-shaped stone, or Funagata-ishi, is a very small stone at nearly 10 cm in width, but it is highly expressive. The stone is a tad darker than shown in the photograph as we wanted you to see...
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Tanimoto’s stone “Ryozan”
Tanimoto Hyakusui was a well known collector and seller of Furuya stones and was considered by many to be an expert on these stones. It is rare to find a stone from his collection that is also...
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The Book of Tea, Part I
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō, 1906 The Book of Tea (茶の本 Cha no Hon) by Okakura Kakuzō (1906) is a long essay linking the role of chadō (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese...
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The Book of Tea, Part II
Part II, The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō, 1906 If you haven’t read Part I, we suggest you do that before beginning Part II. “The tea-room (the Sukiya) does not pretend to be other than a mere...
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The Book of Tea, Part III
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō, 1906 This is the third part of this story and comprises the final section. Let us continue with Kakuzō’s writing on the tea ceremony. “The tea-master, Kobori-Enshiu,...
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Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬), 1278–1347)
Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬), 1278–1347), Japanese Rinzai Zen patriarch and celebrated poet in Chinese, was the son of an officer of the palace guard and a mother of the aristocratic Minamoto clan. Kokan...
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Su Shi (蘇軾) – Chinese Poet
Introduction “Su Shi (simplified Chinese: 苏轼; traditional Chinese: 蘇軾) (8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan, (Chinese: 子瞻), art name Dongpo, was a Chinese writer, poet, painter,...
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“She Just Needed To Be Who She Really Was.”
Before I begin, please take a few minutes to read this true story as documented in the Book The Element – How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Sir Ken Robinson (c) 2009. The Element “Gillian...
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Edge Artworks Launches…
KJ and I have discussed for a while if we should sell a part of our collection of stones, stand and the like. After much discussion, a site was built to do just that. http://www.edgeartworks.com The...
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