bonsaial1

Just what exactly constitutes high quality in a stone.

In the jewlery trade uncut stones are valuable. But their intrinsic worth is nothing compared to what is acomplished after the cleve.

Suiseki are no different. The value is what one person places on the desireability of the object offered for review. While I would be sure that we would have difffering values on any stone cut or uncut.

To say that cut stones are less valuable because they are cut is ludicrous. Less valuable to who?

While the stone I have shown is of absolutly no value, me included, except that I want to cut it and make a dai for it. Will it actually have less value after I cut it?

1.Just what exactly is that value that I have cut from it?
2.The part that makes it impossible to get the proportional look from the stone for display?
3.Is it not natural now because I cut it?
4. Is it now ruined for a collector of uncut stones.
5. Do we for purities sake, just toss aside a stone because if cutting it we have ruined it?
6. Do we take a slice from a stone and improve on nature through carefull manipulation of the hand of man?

I don't know, but I do know that many stones have been improved through cutting and any other thought is once again shortsighted.

Regards, Al

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