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A boat stone with a sail creates a unique impression. 23 x 11 x 15 cm
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 rst class stones from Korea, where such types of stones were no longer available. is 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 in nite. We can nd landscape stones in the shape 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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