Patent ID: 7931952

Claim:
A water-retainable molding comprising: a platelike block with a surface, which platelike block is made of a cement gel that is obtained by hardening cement, a water-retaining portion formed in said platelike block, a capillary portion formed in said platelike block, and extending from said water-retaining portion to said surface, and a water communicating opening portion formed inside said platelike block, and extending from said water-retaining portion to said surface, said water communicating opening portion being thicker than said capillary portion; said molding further comprising a fiber bundle in said platelike block, said fiber bundle being made up of thin fibers collected in a longitudinal shape with internal spaces therebetween, and a fiber mass in said platelike block, said fiber mass being made up of thin fibers collected in a rounded shape with internal spaces therebetween, wherein said capillary portion includes voids formed between said fiber bundle and said cement gel, said water-retaining portion includes said internal spaces of said fiber mass, and said water communicating opening portion includes voids formed between said adjacent fiber mass.