Modern Suiseki

About Dan-seki

Dan-seki is one of categories of Suiseki, having more than two flat plate which is reminiscent of precipitous cliffs.

In Japanese, "Dan" means steps and "Seki" means stone.

By the way, it is Doha if flat plate is just one.

The important point of Dan-seki is the balance among upper flat plate, precipitous cliff, and lower flat plate which is reminiscent of vast land, However, good Dan-seki is very rare.

The following photo is king of image of the scene suggested by Dan-seki.

Image of scene from Dan-seki

Unfortunately, I have no good Dan-seki, so would like to use photos from 緋山酔恭の山水石美術館.

Quote from 緋山酔恭の山水石美術館：

Inabegawa-ishi

Tamagawa-ishi

From these stones, I see landscape.