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As is my habit, also in this article I continue to present stones which after being collected in some more or less remote corner of our beautiful Italy have been transformed from ordinary rocks into wonderful suiseki. The stone I am going to talk to you about in this article represents a basin of water and was collected in a mountain torrent of Liguria.

In the photo on the left the stone measuring 20 cm in length, 20 cm in width and 14 cm in height, still has a rather rough cleaning.

As many know, this type of stone is in great demand among collectors, both because it is very rare, and because it can be exhibited in spring and summer on daiza or suiban.

Needless to say, it comes into my private collection with full rights enriching it and making it much more important.

Good hunting to all!



The just begun daiza.	Start of production of the legs. In this type of stone, however, the daiza must be very small, just the necessary support.


The unhewn daiza.	The stone with completed and polished daiza.

Back of the stone. We can see how the river over the centuries gave the stone a skin with a texture of an almost unique beauty.


The stone seen from above.

(Article published on the number 58 - 2007 of "Bonsai^talia - ARTE E NATURA")

Suiseki life

by Mr.Fabrizio Buccini

In the article published in the previous issue I started a series that I wanted to call "suiseki life" : a stone collected in nature, cleaning, construction of daiza, display in our home and, perhaps, in some exhibitions.

All this because I consider important to document how, with great passion after identifying places of collection, everybody can build the daiza for his/her stones with a little patience, thus enjoying their sight in display niches created just for them. In this issue I want t talk about one of my favourite stones which I found in a mountain stream.

► The stream where the stone in the article was collected

The stone begins its way as suiseki in the middle of my small collection of bonsai trees, here it is on display, cuddled, cleaned, and polished.

►The lake stone in the garden of my house

►Construction of the daiza, a very simple one considering the type of stone and its conformation

► Views of the stone: front, left side, right side and back

► In San Marino 2004 with a prize of E.S.A.(European Suiseki Association)

Article published on the number 44 - 2005 of

Rome : XVII Spring Exhibition

by Mrs.Daniela Schifano

Rome, May 8th - 9th 2010

Fabrizio Buccini comments for you the suiseki on display in Spring Exhibition 2010, a classic appointment organized by the Cultural Association Roma Bonsai in cooperation with the Vegetable Biology Department of “La Sapienza” University at Rome Botanical Garden.

Fabrizio Buccini, as a judge of Suiseki Section and Daniela Schifano as an exhibitor, have been guests of the exhibition of Bonsai and Suiseki for years. It is one of the many events taking place in these two days, from the Botanical Garden guided tours to the many educational activities for children.

"Best Suiseki in Exhibition"

Mr. Giuseppe Cordone

Landscape Stone - Waterfall Stone

"The lights of time"

Liguria


"An uncommon example of waterfall stone. The waterfall flows inside the stone showing maturity and old age. I think it is an excellent example of waterfall stone in Europe."	"Even the front display is correct because it allows the viewer to "search for" waterfall in the folds of the rock, stimulating imagination and observation."	"The table is fit for the importance of the stone."


Mrs. Daniela Schifano Object Stone - Human shape stone "Night of memories" Liguria "This human figure stone in a few strokes recalls a female figure in a reflective mood. The patina is excellent, I think it is a remarkable example of this type of Suiseki."

	Out of contest Mr. Fabrizio Buccini Landscape stone - Lake stone Liguria "The water basin is enriched by the signs of time left by the river where it was collected: folds and wrinkles making its surface older." This stone, awarded in 2004 in San Marino Republic with the award of ESA (European Suiseki Association), is the protagonist of the article you can read at page : http://www.italiansuiseki.it/it/articoli/VitadaSuiseki1

Mr. Fabrizio Buccini Object Stone - Hut stone Liguria

This stone was presented as a well matched element of a rosemary bonsai. "This stone was a part of the multiple "Reflection", winner of UBI Award in 1998. The hut stone is a kind difficult to find in Italy but extremely popular in Japan as it evokes the concept of an old fisherman's cottage which was abandoned and worn out by time."

	Mrs. Daniela Schifano Landscape Stone - Lake stone "The countrysides of the dream" Liguria "Lake stone exhibited on a suiban of correct colour for the month of exhibition. The basin has been highlighted by a small quantity of water. A good quality of this stone is the line of calcite that gently enters the lake, giving the viewer the sensation of a mountain stream that feeds the lake. A finely aged stone verging on black : all these features make it a very remarkable suiseki."

Italian

Sakka Ten : Autumn Trees

November 12th-14th, 2010

Padova, Centro Civico d'Arte e Cultura

Altinate/San Gaetano

The international meeting moment of the Association Nippon Bonsai Sakka Kyookai Europe is the "Sakka Ten" congress, during which different European Countries members meet up and an exposition of the best plants of the association at international level takes place. Every meeting of the Congress occurs in a different Country in collaboration with a local Bonsai Club.

Guest oh Honour will be the master Kunio Kobayashi, who held workshops and demonstrations of bonsai techniques.

Preliminary Program :

Friday 12/11/2010

17.00-21.00 Opening show

09.30-12.30/

13.30-17.30 Workshop with the Instructor Kunio Kobayashi

18.30 Inauguration of the Bonsai and Suiseki show

Ceremony of inauguration with preparation of the Tokonoma –

Instructor Kunio Kobayashi

20.00 Buffet

21.00 Concert

Saturday 13/11/2010