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The elegant figures represented in Figure 13 and 14 are classic examples of figure stones. These two stones in our collection come from locations thousands of miles apart. Figure 13 was found in a Northern Cali- fornia stream and Figure 14 is a yellow wax stone from China embraced by a very finely carved southern-style stand.
Our collection also includes pool stones. Figure 15 is a very fine pool stone. If you closely observe, the right lip of the pool appears to have water flowing down the side of the stone. The pool itself is deep and almost perfectly round.
Figure 16 is reminiscent of a very old thatched hut (reference Figure 17), a stone with a wonderful patina created through years of being held and observed.
Top left; Figure 13 – Figure Stone; USA; 3.5 x 7 x 3 cm
Top right; Figure 14 – Figure Stone; China; 5 x 13.5 x 3 cm
Middle left; Figure 15 – Pool Stone; Japan; 9 x 4 x 8 cm
Bottom left; Figure 16 – Hut Stone; Japan; 10 x 8 x 6 cm
Bottom right; Figure 17 – Thatch Hut Roof; Japan April/May/June 2015 | BCI | 27