Stonework - Ishigumi

Japanese: 石組み - いしぐみ
Stonework - Ishigumi
Also called "iwagumi." A combination of natural stones. An important element of Japanese gardens, each has its own set of rules, such as the Horai stone in an artificial hill, the crane and turtle stone in a pond, and the Sanzon stone in a waterfall. A rock garden is a garden in which stonework has been developed to an extreme and is created using only garden stones as the main material.
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Japanese:
〈いわぐみ〉とも。自然石を組み合わせて配置したもの。日本庭園の重要な要素で,築山における蓬莱(ほうらい)石,池泉における鶴亀石,滝の三尊石など,形式にそれぞれの約束がある。石組みが極端に発達して,庭石のみを主材として作庭された庭園が石庭である。
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