Suikinkutsu CrossSection
A is a type of Japanese garden ornament and music device. It consists of an upside down buried pot with a hole at the top. Water drips through the hole at the top onto a small pool of water inside of the pot, creating a pleasant splashing sound that rings inside of the pot similar to a bell or Japanese zither, called a koto. It is usually built next to a traditional Japanese stone basin called ''chōzubachi'', part of a ''tsukubai'' for washing hands before the Japanese tea ceremony. Traditional construction Constructing a is more difficult than it looks, because all components have to be finely tuned with each other to ensure a good sound. The most important piece of a is the jar, the upside down pot buried underground. Initially, jars that were readily available for storage of rice or water were utilized for the construction of a '. Both glazed and unglazed ceramic jars can be used. Recently, metal have also become commercially available. Unglazed jars are considered be ...
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