The sound of water dripping inside the Suikinkutsu. Please enjoy the world of wabi-sabi, where that subtle sound can be heard amidst the tranquility.
The "Suikinkutsu" is said to be a technique devised by gardeners during the Edo period to enhance the aesthetic of Japanese gardens, and it is considered one of the masterpieces of landscaping technology. It was primarily created in the water basins placed at the entrance of tea rooms (tsukubai) or on the edges of verandas. Its structure involves burying an inverted jar with a small hole in the garden, allowing water overflowing from the handwashing basin or tsukubai to drip into the jar, creating echoes on the water surface collected at the bottom. It is a type of sound-producing device designed to resonate with sounds similar to that of a koto (Japanese harp). It came to be called "Suikinkutsu" because of the sound it produces. Suikinkutsu was created across the country from the Meiji to the Taisho and early Showa periods.
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SKK Suikinkutsu SKK-3001 Suikinkutsu - Jar (Kame) Approximately Φ520 x H520 476,000 yen SKK-3002 Suikinkutsu - Plate (Sara) Approximately Φ520 x H80 108,000 yen
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It was primarily created at the entrance of the tea room's tsukubai (stone basin) and at the front of the veranda where the water basin is placed. The structure involves burying an inverted jar with a small hole opened in the garden, allowing water that overflows from the water basin or tsukubai to drip down and fall onto the surface of the water accumulated at the bottom, designed as a kind of sound device that resonates within the jar.
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Specializing in Japanese architectural materials such as fine woods, fine bamboos, and sukiya-style architecture. We also offer a wide range of tea room-related products, including tea room materials, tea utensils, and tea room hardware. Additionally, we manufacture and wholesale bamboo flooring, bamboo charcoal sheets, bamboo fences, sleeve fences, bamboo windows, and bamboo products for gardens. We also have a variety of natural (organic) material products, including special reed screens from Lake Biwa and rattan mats.