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found beautiful black stones which are very hard and
have incredibly beautiful shapes. Right around the year
1992 was the time when these jet black stones started
appearing in the collections of local suiseki lovers.
Interestingly, Korean stone lovers became aware of
their quality as well, manifesting this by saying that,
in terms of color, hardness and shapes, they are similar
to the first class stones from Korea, where such types
of stones were no longer available. This prompted
an intensive demand by Korean stone lovers which
regularly looked for stones from Ombilin. Besides
Koreans, some Malaysian stone lovers are also fond of
Ombilin stones. Very hard, with dark color variations
from dark brown to grey and totally black, Batang
Ombilin stones are considered world class suiseki.
As a welcome plus, most stones present wonderful,
natural and smooth patina, representing the serene
quality that is particular to classical stone art.
As stated before, the diverse shapes of these stones
are infinite. We can find landscape stones in the shape
A boat stone with a sail creates a unique impression. 23 x 11 x 15 cm
of mountains, mountain ranges, lakes, hut stones,
animals, and a combination of mountains and lakes
which has become a signature representation of
Indonesian Suiseki. Pool stones with some varieties,
boats, tunnels, gates and waterfalls can be found.
Object stones, human forms, turtles, elephants,
Monks, religious motifs like Buddha and the
Madonna are also prevalent. In fact, pattern stones are
also available, so it is safe to say that Batang Ombilin
stones are probably the best of Indonesian stones for
suiseki.

A unique shaped stone that has a high peak, a mountain and a
lake. 40 x 27 x 19 cm
“Min Shan” (Min’s Mountain), A distinctive stone showing a high
land with two lakes. 43 x 25 x 13 cm

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