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We are thrilled to share a feature from a Japanese Viewing Stone magazine, highlighting the Natural Stone Society of the Philippines members and our esteemed president, Tonet Gedang, at the 5th Balangay Festival Bonsai and Viewing Stone Competition.
Our efforts in promoting the art of natural stones, viewing stones, and suiseki are now gaining international recognition! Let's continue to excel, learn, and share our passion for this beautiful art form with the world. Keep up the great work, everyone!
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LOOK: Pages from the official book of 9th Japan Suiseki Exhibition which was held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Features our very own "kaaya-ayang bato" displayed. The stone came from Agusal del Norte, Philippines.

Captioned:
"The rugged texture of this stone tells the true story of nature's creation. The severity of the stone is softened by the oval shaped doban, and combined with the hanging scroll and display stand, wonderfully express a Japanese kind of beauty.
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​Poetic Name: Kobayashi's Dragon
Classification: Sugata-Ishi
Provenance: Japan
Size: 53 x 18.6 x 12.4cm
Weight: 9.6 kg
Rock Type: Calcareous Mudstone

[LOOK]: Kobayashi's Dragon

Poetic Name: Kobayashi's Dragon
Classification: Sugata-Ishi
Provenance: Japan
Size: 53 x 18.6 x 12.4cm
Weight: 9.6 kg
Rock Type: Calcareous Mudstone

This is one of the many prized pieces in the massive viewing stone collection of Artiste Musaeum. Named after its owner, Nippon Suiseki Association Chairman, Bonsai Master, and also an owner of bonsai  school and museum, Kunio Kobayashi.

We also had an expert analyze our stone and and attached in the photos is his technical description about the stone:

"This TANBA SHIUN SEKI is a type of sedimentary rock which is a mudstone with calcareous componenets. It is light reddish to greenish gray in color and exhibits a somewhat disturbed interbedded character. The thin cracks or fractures were filled with whitish calcite minerals. The mudstone was probably deposited in calm waters such as in deep seas, lagoons, and lakes. As the mud was deposited and buried, water was squeezed out and hardened forming the mudstone. During its process of hardening or lithification, small cracks may have appeared whereby calcite minerals were deposited. Earth movements or disturbances may have also happened, producing further fractures and displacement within the rock. As it was exposed to the surface, differential erosion took place where the inherently weak portions along former cracks were eroded further. Forming apparent linear valleys and ridges as well as the apparent necklike hanging feature of the Kobayashi viewing stone."

Fun Fact:

Due to its growing popularity in Japan, in 1961 Nippon Suiseki Association (NSA) began to certify important Suiseki and accessory items.



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Websites:
www.artiste.com.ph
www.suiseki.ph
www.suisekiphilippines.com​

Which is best angle for this stone? What does it look like? Does the sand matches the stone? Or the suiban?
Stone and Suiban is part of the collection of Tonet Gedang
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Look: Video featuring some of the local Figure Stones owned by NSSP Members Tonet Gedang, Romeo Antipuesto, Tonee Alvarez, Jesus Beto, Neil Patacsil, And Jumer Respicio
 
Credits to Jumer Respicio for creating content and video!
Visit and support his page as well: https://www.facebook.com/Philippinesuisekistone
 
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“Mysterious Hole”
 
Do you also feel how the man is drawn by this enchanting stone?
Thanks for the help of Boboy, Neil, Azriel, Bishop, Don, Rocky, and John Lloyd  in selecting the angle of this Mindanao Stone
 
Part of Artisté Museum Collection, owned by Anthony “ToneT” Gedang
 
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Look: Contemporary Viewing Stone Display by Richard Turner, Tom Elias, and Paul Harris now available in the Philippines!
 
Get yours now for only PhP 2000!
 
Message us or Paolo Aranda for further details!
2nd Batch of reservation and payment until September 4, 2020
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“Passing by”
 
Thanks for the help of Jumer, Uno, and Pao in selecting the angle of this Mindanao Stone
 
Part of Artisté Museum Collection, owned by Anthony “ToneT” Gedang
 
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A Mindanao Stone…
 
Thanks to the help of Uno, Doc Roel, and Don in selecting the angle for the stone
Part of Artisté Museum Collection, owned by Anthony “ToneT” Gedang.
 
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Our members Uno and Jumer selected this angle as the best shot, do you agree?
Stone is from Mindanao and part of Artisté Museum Collection, owned by Anthony “ToneT” Gedang
 
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