I have been practicing the fine art of pottery making for quite some time now, mostly in the pottery room at the Sung family estate, in Bes Pelargic. I have mostly specialized in Auriental teapots with kitsune fox patterns stained in them. If you search older pages of the grimoire, you will find a picture of one of my early works.
I must have been particularly inspired a few days ago, as I actually succeed in getting both the best forming and the best staining on the same piece. Take a good look at this superb piece. This is its overall look:
The description reads as follows:
The perfect lotus flower on its leaf floating gently on the waters of life is an image that has inspired many a religious, philosophical and poetic thought. Here then is the inspiration brought to life in ceramic poetry. The base of this teapot is an almost lifelike round lotus leaf, every line articulated, the artisan even took pains to create translucent dewdrops upon it. From the base three layers of lotus petals of the finest ceramics curve upwards, almost enfolding each other, just showing or suggesting the layer beneath. Through some unfathomable mastery of clay there is even the illusion of stamens at the heart of the pot even beneath the tips that form the lid, one rising higher to be able to remove and replace it. On one side a somewhat rolled petal seems to function as the spout whilst on the other an incredibly detailed dragonfly has landed on two petals to form a handle of sorts. Highly valued for its auspiciousness, it has been stained to the highest degree of craftsmanship in gold with the scene of a nine-tailed sacred kitsune fox imparting its wisdom and magical powers on the Sun Emperor. A magical jewel glints from the kitsune's mouth in what might almost be pure octarine. A strong Sung blue glaze covers the teapot.
It appears to have something written on it.
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read teapot
You read the beautiful Sung blue teapot:
Written in the clay in tidy script:
Winswand
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