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1 A stone which is placed behind a hand wash basin *chouzubachi 手水鉢 with the flat side facing forward like a mirror. The stone is usually bluish with natural vertical lines. A stone with a pointed top is favoured. Also called *ushiro-ishi 後石.
2 A blue stone used in a dry garden, set upright to represent a waterfall. Examples can be seen in the gardens of Nanzenjii 南禅寺 and Daikokuji 大徳寺, both in Kyoto.
3 A trump stone *yaku-ishi 役石 set in a pond.
4 Often written 蟄石. A stone placed in front of a hand wash basin chouzubachi in a tea garden. Placed at below the rim of the basin to stop the water cast out of the basin from splashing up. Also mizugaeri-ishi 水返り石, mizugaeshi-ishi 水返し石.
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