Five stones, gathered at the end of summer.
A one-of-a-kind Japanese stone art set of five natural Tsugaru stones, each resting in its own compartment inside a paulownia wood box.
You will receive the exact set pictured.
[AFTER SUMMER]
AFTER SUMMER is a collection within Silent Fragments.
These stones were picked up in the last weeks of heat, when the light begins to fall lower and the season quietly starts to turn.
Nothing has been cut, polished, or reshaped.
They were found as they are, chosen one by one, given names, and placed together in a box.
[The Stones in Box II]
Five stones shaped by bands, curves, folds, and mineral lines — small landscapes found rather than made.
• 渦 — Whorl
Dark rings circle a pale centre, tightening inward across the surface.
• 岬 — Headland
Long and gently curved, with a dark band crossing one end of the stone.
• 波頭 — Wave Crest
A pale band folds across a smooth green-grey surface, widening as it reaches the edge.
• 古地図 — Old Map
Fine lines wander across a chalk-white surface, with small traces of rust-brown between them.
• 白波 — White Breaker
A broad white band cuts across a field of fine olive-grey grain.
Each stone is natural and one-of-a-kind. This exact arrangement will not be repeated.
[Living with Silent Fragments]
Keep the five together, or take them out one at a time.
Place the box on a shelf, a low table, or somewhere you pass every day. Open it occasionally. Hold one in your palm. Notice something you had not seen before.
They do not need to become anything else.
[The Box]
Each stone rests in its own compartment inside a paulownia (kiri) wood box.
The box is wrapped with a washi band carrying traces of old Japanese script and tied with a single cord.
The five stones belong to this box as one set and are kept together.
[What You Receive]
• 5 unique natural Tsugaru stones
• Compartmented paulownia (kiri) wood box
• Washi wrapping band with old Japanese script
• Cord wrapping
[Specifications]
• Origin: Tsugaru, Aomori, Japan
• Number of stones: 5
• Stones: Natural, uncut and unpolished
• Box Size: 4.5 cm × 7.5 cm × 22.5 cm
You will receive the exact Box II set pictured.
