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 edge of the veranda. The structure involves burying a jar upside down with a small hole in the garden, allowing water that overflows from the handwashing basin or tsukubai to drip down and fall onto the water surface accumulated at the bottom, creating a type of sound device that resonates within the jar. It came to be called "Suikinkutsu" because it produces sounds similar to that of a koto (Japanese harp). Suikinkutsu were created across the country from the Meiji to the Taisho and early Showa periods.
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SKK Suikinkutsu SKK-3001 Suikinkutsu - Jar: Approximately Φ520 x H520, 476,000 yen SKK-3002 Suikinkutsu - Plate: 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 edge of the veranda, where the hand-washing basin is placed. The structure involves burying an inverted jar with a small hole in the garden, allowing water that overflows from the hand-washing basin or tsukubai to drip down and fall onto the surface of the water accumulated at the bottom, designed to resonate within the jar like a type of sound device.
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Specializing in Japanese-style building materials such as fine woods, fine bamboos, and sukiya 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 items from Lake Biwa such as sudare (bamboo blinds) and rattan mats.