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Top left; This small but beautiful mountain-shaped stone was rst used in bonseki, later a wood base 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, and 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) deep.
Middle left; A typical black, smooth and shiny Kamuikotan stone from the northern most main island of Hokkaido.
Bottom left; Sado island mountain stone that has been completely manufactured from a larger piece of Sado island akadama.
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 ow and to make it look more like a natural mountain shape. The upper drawing is the stone before any alterations, the middle drawing shows what stone to be removed, and the bottom illustration is the end product. From Small Stones for Hobby by Tanaka Kouki (1967)
description of the stone and the material used to modify the stones, was given for each type listed in this appendix. Examples of other types of stones listed here included Kamuikotan, Akadama, Kifune and Hakkaisan. Kamuikotan stones were described as Schalstein, diabase and that wet sand paper #250 to #600 can be used on these stones. Akadama stones were identi ed as iron quartz and that they should be worked with a grinder rst followed by wet sand paper from #200 to #1200. Sandpaper with a grit size of #200 to #600 is considered ne to super ne.
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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