水すい石せき

noun

viewing stone; decorative stone; scholar's rock

Refers to a naturally formed stone appreciated for its aesthetic qualities, often displayed indoors on a wooden base (台) or in a tray of sand or water. Associated with traditional Japanese stone appreciation (水石) and related to Chinese scholar's rocks.

• 祖そ父ふは床とこの間まに水すい石せきを飾かざっている。

  My grandfather displays a viewing stone in the alcove.

• 水すい石せきの美うつくしさは自し然ぜんが作つくり出だした造ぞう形けいにある。

  The beauty of a viewing stone lies in the shapes created by nature.