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Whet Stone
On View   Original Collection

Whet Stone

1970
Granite
A primary use of stone is to sharpen tools. Sumi is made by rubbing charcoal on “Suzuri” (an inkstone). Grinding is a process in carving, as is the final polishing. A whetstone is of the highest significance.
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Original Noguchi Collection
Quotations by Isamu Noguchi from The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987), unless otherwise noted.