奇石,主要是指在自然界形成的具有一定欣赏和收藏价值的石质艺术品,它具有独特的形态、色质、纹理,并且易于搬迁和收藏。在长期的赏石历史过程中,不同时期不同地区的人们对奇石称谓不一。在我国,奇石又被称为怪石、异石、巧石、丑石、文石、美石、采石、绮石、供石、贡石、艺石、珍石、石玩、观赏石等。台湾与港澳地区以及新加坡、泰国、马来西亚、印尼等国多称奇石或雅石。日本称水石、自然石或观赏石。韩国则称寿石。笔者浅陋,愿就奇石的诸多称谓略作考证,错误之处,还望各位专家、朋友批评斧正。奇石是古今论石专著中应用最为广泛的名词。唐武宗时著名的嗜石宰相李德裕就写有《题奇石》诗多首,其一云:“蕴玉抱清晖,闲庭日潇洒,块然天地间,自是孤生者。”《宋史·外戚外》载:宋真宗时,附马李遵勗官至镇国军节度使,“所居第,园池冠京城,嗜奇石,募人载送,有自千里至者,构堂引水,环以佳木。”明代《春梦余录)曰:“古云山秀,米太仆万钟之居也。太仆好奇石,蓄 Stones, mainly refers to the formation of nature has a certain appreciation and collection value of stone artwork, it has a unique shape, color, texture, and easy to relocate and collect. In the long history of stone appreciation, people of different regions in different periods have different titles on the rocks. In our country, kistler is also called rock, stone, stone, ugly stone, amethyst, stone, quarry, Qishi, for stone, stone, art stone, stone, stone play, ornamental stone . Taiwan and Hong Kong and Maucao, as well as Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries more than said stones or Yashi. Japan said water stone, natural stone or ornamental stone. Korea said Shoushi. I shallow, and is willing to make a lot of research on the title of the rock, the error of the Department, but also hope you experts and friends criticism ax. Kistler is the most widely used term in ancient and modern monographs. Tang Wushong famous hobby prime minister Li Deyu wrote a ”title stone“ poem first, one of the cloud: ”Yun Yu hug Qing Hui, idle court day carefree, block heaven and earth, “Song Shi outsiders” contains: When Songzongzong, with Li Guanzhang officer to the Jun Guojun Jiedushi, “where the first, the park pool crown capital, Kistler, recruiting to carry, from miles to miles, Ditang diversion, the ring to Jiamu. ”“ Ming Dynasty ”Spring dream Yu Lu) said:" Gu Yunshan show, rice too servant million bell home also.