2020 Stone of the Year Contest

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Kathi Maisano | USA

County Origin USA
Place of origin Vendor in Japan 2010
Material Unknown
Dimensions 5"W X 8"L X 10"H
Poetic Name Alladin
Base or Tray Notes  I created the daiza from black walnut wood. I wanted to create the idea of a 'Flying Carpet'.

 

 

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Harry Clark | USA

County Origin Japan
Place of origin Found at Mt. Funabuse in the northern part of Gifu Preficture, Japan
Material Chrysanthemum Stone
Dimensions 13.3 cm wide X 14.6 cm high X 5.7 cm deep
Poetic Name Birthday Name
Base or Tray Notes  The daiza was with the stone when purchased. It appears older and more crudely done than one would expect to see with a stone of this quality. The daiza was most likely made for the stone and because of its "historic" association I am inclined to keep and show them together

 

 

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Budi Sulistyo | Indonesia

Country of origin: Indonesia

Place of origin: Batang Hari River, West Sumatra 

Poetic Name: Mountain and a small lake

Material: Basalt

Height: L 31 , W 25, H 14 cm

Base or Tray Notes: A glazed light green Korean ceramic suiban

 

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Blue Taihu Stone

Daniel Bui | USA

Country of origin: China

Poetic Name: THE BIRD

Material: Calcite

Height: (W) 48cm x (D) 28cm x (H) 42cm

Base or Tray Notes: Qing Dynasty Elm Wood

 

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Tenryu River Stone

Daniel Bui | USA

Country of origin: Japan

Place of origin: Tenryu River

Poetic Name: The carp jumping upstream to become a dragon

Material: Tenryu River Stone

Height: (W) 12.5cm x (D) 11cm x (H) 6.5cm

Base or Tray Notes: Wooden

 

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Gu Tong Stone

Yelang copper stone

Jason Chen | China

Country of origin: Liuzhou,Guangxi,China

Place of origin: Nanpan River

Material: raw natural material stone

Height: 30X13X13 cm Weight: 4.0kg

 

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Kamogawa Stone

Lindsay Bebb | Australia

Country of origin: Japan

Place of origin: Japan

Material: Basalt

Height: 44.5 x 11 x 19.5

Base or Tray Notes Japanese made

About the stone:  Natural and uncut

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Moocooboola Plateau Stone

Lindsay Bebb | Australia

Country of origin: Australia

Place of origin: Queensland

Material: Basalt

Height: 26.5 x 8 x 7

Base or Tray Notes Tokoname suiban

About the stone: Moocooboola is the indigenous name for the section of the river where this stone was self-collected.

 

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Selby Simpson | Australia

Place of origin Australia
Material Volcanic
Dimensions L-155mm; W-60mm; H-60mm
Poetic Name  Ship Wreck
Base or Tray Notes  Daiza Huon Pine

 

 

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Taihu Stone

Tony Ankowicz | USA

Country of origin: China

Material: Calcite

Height: 28cm W x 56cm H x 20cm D

Base or Tray Notes: The contemporary modular base was designed as a contrast to the stone’s many curves and cavities. A core construct of square American Walnut pegs was used to seat the stone in this vertical alignment. Once the stone was stabilized in this position, additional embellishing pegs were added peripherally, for a total of 96 individual pegs.

About the stone:  This abstract Chinese stone has been balanced in a traditional vertical style

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Frank Kelly | Australia

County Origin USA
Place of origin Desert region somewhere in USA
Material Volcanic
Dimensions 31cm x 16cm x 14cm
Poetic Name  
Base or Tray Notes  Daiza carved from African Rosewood aka Bubinga (Didelotia africana) by Jerry Braswell from California. Bubinga wood is a hard, dense and finely grained timber with reddish brown veins. It is used for musical instruments and for some exotic motor vehicle dashboards.