木曽石＜岐阜県＞ 【日本銘石】

KISO STONE

木曽石

深山幽谷(しんざんゆうこく)の銘石。
霊気ただよう日本三大美林の一つ赤沢美林の木曽檜と同じ産地です。
見た目の割に比重の重たい石です。
強度は強いですが、砂岩のような質感で細かな加工には不向きです。
時間と共に色味が経年劣化する石で「わびさび」の石の一つといえるでしょう。
わびさびの石は劣化することが多いですが、木曽石は風化にも強く、形が変わることがありません。
*深山幽谷とはほとんど人跡未踏のような奥深い自然の地をいう。
「深山」は人里遠く離れた奥深い山、「幽谷」は山奥深くにある静かな谷の意。

A famous stone from the deep mountain valley (Shinzanyuukoku). It is produced in the same area as the Kiso cypress of Akasawa Natural Recreational Forest, one of Japan's most beautiful forests that exudes spiritual energy. It is a relatively heavier stone than it looks. Although it is strong, it has a sandstone-like texture so is not suitable for detailed processing. It can be said to be one of the “wabi-sabi'' stones, as its color deteriorates over time. Wabi-sabi stone often deteriorates, but Kiso stone is resistant to weathering and does not change shape.
* Deep mountain valleys are deep natural areas that are almost unexplored.
“Shinzan'' means a deep, remote mountain, and “Yuu'' means a quiet valley deep in the mountains.