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The organizers promised an “Exhibition of the Greatest and Most Prestigious Japanese Bonsai and Suiseki”. ey really kept their promise: e WBC and its show, April 27 to 30, 2017, were a great success
with many outstanding exhibits of the highest level, many shown in a beautiful special display. So many masterpieces have never been shown in one place at the same time.
e Suiseki exhibition of 100 unique Suiseki was organized by Nippon Suiseki Association (NSA), the display was designed by Seiji Morimae. Information and translation into English were done by Wil Lautenschlager (USA) and David Sampson (England).
Suiseki were displayed in a special area within the bonsai exhibition. Seven big Suiseki were arranged in tokonoma-like displays. At the opposite wall, Suiseki were arranged at two levels on white pedestals individually tted in size to each Suiseki. e light color contrasted well with the mostly dark or even black stones. Glass boxes were placed in the middle to safely house smaller sized Suiseki. e labelling was in Japanese and English indicating the kind of Suiseki (place of origin). For example, Kamogawa ishi, Setagawa ishi, Sajigawa ishi were most of the exhibited
Facing page; Suiseki exhibition of Nippon Suiseki Association (NSA)
Top, middle and bottom; At peak times, the exhibition area was so overcrowded it was impossible to quietly contemplate Suiseki. In the middle of the Suiseki exhibition area, small sized Suiseki were displayed in glass boxes for security.
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