The porous texture, dark color, and organic form of the piece allows it to be perceived as a rock. Mass is also a component of this piece that makes it resemble a rock because of the color (or shadow?) at the bottom making it seem heavy.
I attempted to research more about "Muso", the idea that there is no such a thing as acceptance or rejection, which lead me to find about the poet and garden designer Musō Soseki who influenced much to the japanese gardening culture. Surely as a poet he was a deep thinker, and as a garden designer he observed aesthetics. Both qualities of his must have lead to his idea of acceptance and rejection.
source: http://www.jgarden.org/biographies.asp?ID=21
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Ok, good. Interesting research journey into garden design...though not suprising. Arts connected with Buddhism include calligraphy/painting, flower arranging, tea ceremony ceramics and garden design.
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