This viewing stone/suiseki probably came from the Hunan and Hubei Provence’s in China. Its common name is a “Chrysanthemum stone”. Some people give a name to their stone/suiseki and I have named this stone “Harmony”. I will leave it you as a viewer to figure out why I choose that name. It should become obvious to you after a while, or at least I hope so.

A definition of “Harmony” taken from the internet:

“Harmony is usually identified as a human value, referring to compatibility and accord in feelings, actions, relationships, opinions, interests, etc. It denotes a state of balance among forces influencing and even opposing one another. Psychologists have investigated both intrapersonal and interpersonal harmony, and attested to their relations with happiness and subjective well-being in empirical studies. Harmony has also been found to associate with the meaning of life, an important topic in positive psychology.”

Photo credit to Mike Green photography and Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society.