sute-ishi 捨石
KEY WORD : architecture / tea houses
 
Lit. discarded stone. One of the seven trump stones *nanatsu-ishi 七つ石 placed in the *roji 露地 or tea garden. A natural stone, it is set in a seemingly random way to add scenery. Thus it is placed at a focal point or to the side of the garden path.
 
 

 
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