The tradition, along with Chinese penjing (art of planting trees) was brought to Japan in about the 9th century, where it flourished as suiseki. Stones in Schmalenberg’s collection range from ...

On 6/19/05 Mike Eichweld, of Redding, a Suiseki enthusiast, inspects a stone displayed at the 11th annual Suiseki exhibition -- "The Japanese art of stone appreciation," of natural stones shaped ...

PHILADELPHIA -- In the middle of a home-renovation project, Jim Hayes muttered, threw down his hammer and set off for the calm botanical environs of Longwood Gardens. As he walked through the ...

PHILADELPHIA — In the middle of a home-renovation project, Jim Hayes muttered, threw down his hammer, and set off for the calm botanical environs of Longwood Gardens. As he walked through the… ...

The mineral world’s answer to bonsai trees, suiseki stones are prized and collected for the same reason devoted bonsai gardeners cultivate their tiny arboretums: “They have this feeling of ...

Suiseki is a Japanese word which means water (sui) and stones (seki). It is derived from the word sansui-seki, which means stone with a total landscape or scenery, or depiction of an object, such ...

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CEBU, Philippines - What is in some stones that make them artsy? The art of suiseki (sui – water; seki – stone) seems a bit odd to those who encounter it the first time. A rock that resembles ...