What is stone stamping material in the first place [Stone stamping material 1]
Volume of "What is stone stamping material in the first place?"
First of all, what are the uses of stone stamping materials?
Roughly speaking, I think it can be summarized in the following three points.
① Carve
② See
③ Touch
① "Carve"
You can understand this sensuously, but we use engraved characters and pictures as "signatures" and "grace stamps".
You may have seen a small vermilion stamp on calligraphy and shop signs. There it is.
In short, it is used as a "tool material".
The photo below is the book displayed at the Tamaru Infusa Teramachi store. There is also a seal stamped here, so please check it.
① "Carve"
I think you can understand this sensuously, but you can see the carved letters and pictures."Signature"Or"Yain"Use as.
You may have seen a small vermilion stamp on calligraphy and shop signs. There it is.
in short"Tool material"It is a usage such as using as.
The photo below is the book displayed at the Tamaru Infusa Teramachi store. There is also a seal stamped here, so please check it.
② "See"
At first glance, you may imagine that you see what you stamped with a seal (imprint), but instead you see the stone itself.
In other words"Target of appreciation"It can be used as a.
You may be wondering, "Is it so interesting to see the stones?"
If it's just a rough stone that has just been dug out, that may be true.
However, in the case of stone stamping material of a certain quality, the stone itself"Button(Chu) "There is a sculpture (holding) called, or on the side of the stone"Hakui"There are many carvings called, which are primarily processed in the first place and already have the beauty of a model.
Therefore, although it is not so major in Japan, there are many people in the world who collect it for collection purposes. Precious stones are treated the same as decorative gems (such as diamonds).
The photo below is a part of the products sold at Tamaru Infusa Teramachi store.
③ "touch"
Those who are struck by this are probably those who are fully immersed in the charm of stamping materials.
This "touching" means "touching with your hands," as you read it. Specifically, by saying "playing around in your hands","Hand selection"Is called. For "selection""Stroking and growing"There is also an old stone stamping material that is from the Ming and Qing dynasties of China and is patted until the corners are rounded.
You can see it when you actually pick it up, but when you try it, it feels pretty good. Even while watching TV, it makes me feel calm when I roll around. However, the feel is completely different depending on the shape, size, and material, so please try various things.
My recommended material is rose quartz, which is moderately soft to the touch. I like the size so that it fits comfortably in the palm as shown in the picture below. (However, if you don't stroke it after you buy it, the shop staff may get angry, so please be careful.)
Next, regarding the types of stones, there are a wide variety of stones, from cheap stones called practice cut stones used by those who have started carving to expensive stones that are displayed in the windows of shops. There are types.
Next, I would like to introduce the following three expensive stones, which have long been called the stamp material Sanpo (stamp material Sanyu).
● Taoishi
● Chicken blood stone
● Rose Quartz
* In some cases, heliotrope may be used instead of chicken blood stone.
Taoishi and Fuyoishi are the names of the types of Kotobukiyama stone, and chicken blood stones are the names of the types of Masa fossil and Babayashi stone.
Taoishi is a yellow stone taken from paddy fields, Fuyoishi is an elegantly colored stone like Fuyo's flower, and chicken blood stone is a stone with a bright red color like chicken blood.
As you can see, there are many stones with very nice names in the stamp material.
Yet most of the stone stamps available are limited to Fujian and Zhejiang provinces in China. It's strange, isn't it?
I would like to introduce this stamp material Sanpo in a little more detail on the next page.