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These daiza - the carved wood bases - are so beautiful; very well carved and perfectly conforming to the shape of the suiseki stone.
This carved stone is one of my favorite in Wu's suiseki stone showroom.
Suiseki are miniature mountains, displayed on beautifully carved wooden stands called daiza. Rocks are selected for their appearance as a mountain, hill, a hut, island or even an animal.
produced about 1910 is glazed in the traditional San Xai coloration of cerulean blue, mustard yellow and jade green , he is incised 'china', and at just over 2½ inches tall, is displayed seated on one of my original hand carved red oak daiza's ...
 See also: Biseki, Japanese, Suiseki, Bonsai
  
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