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Top left; This small but beautiful mountain-shaped stone was first used in bonseki, later a wood base description of the stone and the material used to
was carved for it so it can be used as a suiseki. It is 15.8 cm (6.2 inches) wide, 3.5 cm (1.4 inches) tall, modify the stones, was given for each type listed
and 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) deep. in this appendix. Examples of other types of stones
Middle left; A typical black, smooth and shiny Kamuikotan stone from the northern most main island listed here included Kamuikotan, Akadama, Kifune
of Hokkaido. and Hakkaisan. Kamuikotan stones were described
Bottom left; Sado island mountain stone that has been completely manufactured from a larger piece as Schalstein, diabase and that wet sand paper #250
of Sado island akadama. to #600 can be used on these stones. Akadama stones
Right column; Tanaka illustrates how to form a mountain lake in the line drawing at the top; then
below, he uses line drawings to show how to shape a stone to improve flow and to make it look were identified as iron quartz and that they should be
more like a natural mountain shape. The upper drawing is the stone before any alterations, the worked with a grinder first followed by wet sand paper
middle drawing shows what stone to be removed, and the bottom illustration is the end product. from #200 to #1200. Sandpaper with a grit size of #200
From Small Stones for Hobby by Tanaka Kouki (1967) to #600 is considered fine to super fine.
Saruta Masami dealt with the subject of how much
working was acceptable; points of modifying and
working stones; and practical methods of working

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