This beautiful Furuya stone from Wakayama, Japan was in the private collection of Suzuki Koji for over forty years. Suzuki obtained the stone from Mr. Tanimoto, his daiza teacher. The base for this stone was one of the early Suzuki bases that he made before he became a professional daiza carver. The kiri bako box writing for this stone was made by Tanimoto. Suzuki sold this stone to Tom Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji in 2014. Sadly, Mr. Susuki died in November 2015. This stone is 24.5 cm wide, 8 cm high and 7.5 cm deep.

Mountains rising from clouds or surrounded by clouds and mist has direct association with aspects of Daoism where clouds are believed to be the roots of mountains. It is a stone with many features that convey different feelings to the viewer, depending upon their background and experiences.