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Visually distinct from Javanese stones, Sumatra has a rich

source of shapes and hard materials that lends itself as

world class suiseki.

ndonesia is the largest archipelago in the world,
with over 17,000 islands spread along the equator
between the Asian and Australian continents.
Heavy rainfall, for up to four- to six-months-a-
Iyear, gives way to many lakes and rivers. There are
countless areas for suiseki hunting, starting from the
most populated island of Java, where the most famous
sand stones presenting scenic shapes were collected
by pioneer suiseki practitioners in the mid ‘80s, to
the western provinces, where a rich biodiversity
of ecological and geological factors gave way to an
enormous source of quality stones. In 1991, with the
celebration of the First Asia Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki A classic shape of a mountain sloping down to a lake on the left. 34 x 21 x 14 cm
Exhibition in Bali, which included a large suiseki
exhibit with a great number of examples, people
were encouraged to search for stones throughout the
Indonesian Archipelago. The Bali ASPAC in 1991 was
the driving force that provided the incentive needed to
enrich the diversity of shapes, surface quality/patina
and materials in Indonesian Suiseki Art.
Among the regions which provided a turning
point in stone quality, were the stones from Sumatra,
an island in the western part of Indonesia known for
its gold, coal and tin deposits. Visually distinct from
Javanese stones, Sumatra delivered a rich source of
shapes and hard materials that lent itself as world class
suiseki. In Batang Ombilin, a river fed by water from
the Singkarak Lake located in West Sumatra, people

“Mt. Merapi” as the shape is similar to Mt. Merapi in West Sumatra. 47 x 26 x 13 cm
“Gateway to Heaven,” a nice and dynamic stone with an opening.
33 x 23 x 31 cm A long mountain range with fluid shape and smooth patina. 50 x 23 x 16 cm

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