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 IV]
Five subdued surfaces in green, sand, violet-grey and charcoal, each interrupted by a small mineral trace.
• 緑青 — Verdigris
Blue-green across most of the surface, interrupted by thin traces of ochre.
• 稲光 — Distant Lightning
A single white vein bends sharply across a dark grey-green surface.
• 砂州 — Sandbar
A pale, finely grained surface scattered evenly with minute dark points.
• 薄暮 — Dusk
Violet-grey shifts across the surface, crossed by a thin, pale line.
• 境 — Boundary
A narrow white band crosses the dark stone from edge to edge.
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 IV set pictured.
