This is an outstanding example of high quality polished Neo Valley chrysanthemum flower stone that clearly resembles a large bouquet. What makes this an excellent viewing stone is its pleasant balanced shape, good distribution of individual flower-like mineral formations, very well defined individual “flowers” with distinct centers and ray petals, nice color contrast between the “flowers,” and the color of the matrix stone. This combination of fine features is exceedingly rare. 

Based on information contained on the stone’s storage box, in the 1960s, this stone was housed in the Aiseki Museum in Ibigawa. After the museum closed, it eventually came into the procession of a physican who collected stones, and it was held by him for many years. After his death, the stone became available in early 2016 and was acquired by Tom Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji. The stone is 30 cm high and 20 cm at its widest point.