Tuesday, October 09, 2018

The Making of a Teapot


This video shows the making of a Japanese teapot by a master craftsman with many lessons for us. Those lessons don't come in words, as the limited spoken elements are in Japanese, but the lessons are crystal clear nevertheless.

I'm offering this for the weekly T Stand for Tuesday blogger gathering (share a drink in your post and join us), but most of my posts during October are stories and movies suitable for the Halloween season. Ghost stories, horror films, weird tales... if you like that kind of thing I hope you'll check out some of my other posts this month.

(I found the teapot video via Open Culture.)

19 comments:

  1. Fascinating and meditative to watch the process. You always find a unique way to interpret T Day.

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  2. Thanks for sharing the wonderful video. Happy T Day, Valerie

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  3. I'm in awe! So wonderful to watch this talented craftsman at work!

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  4. I was in awe of the attention to detail this artist gave. I was fascinated by the way he created the lid, and then when the pot broke at the end, and it happened so quickly, I was really taken back. This was an absolutely incredible video and so unique and interesting. Thank you SO much for sharing it with us for T this Tuesday.

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  5. so fascinating to watch that delicate precision and patience- and while on his knees! Thanks for sharing and happy T day!

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  6. Wonderful fine piecse of craftsmanship! Great video!

    Happy T-Day!

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  7. What a wonderful video! I find this so relaxing to watch. Thank you for sharing.
    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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  8. Always enjoy watching an artist at work. You can tell he was totally involved. And I'm going back through a few posts I missed next.

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  9. I Loved this video-thank you. I have allot of handmade pottery-dishes, bowls etc I love it very much
    Happy T hugs Kathy

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  10. That is an awesome video a true craftsman at work. Thank you for sharing.
    Happy T day wishes.
    Yvonne

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  11. I think watching a potter at work is always so fascinating. And relaxing. Tis is a fascinating T day post. I hope you had a fantastic day! Hugs-Erika

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  12. Shocking when he cut the side off to show them how it was made/looked inside. But how skilled and how relaxing to watch. :)

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  13. fascinated by the skills of this man!! what a patience one must have to learn this until becoming a master of his grade!
    thanks for this unique post!

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  14. Wow! Shock ending!!! What a very relaxing video to watch and what amazing work! Belated happy T day! Chrisx

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  15. Makes me appreciate my teapots all the more.

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  16. That was absolutely mesmerizing, D. I almost cried when he cut that beautiful pot in half to show the inside. But that was beautiful too. I loved this and should watch again when I'm felling stressed. Perfect tea day post and perfectly relaxing.

    Happy T-day! Hugs, Eileen

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  17. Awesome! So relaxing to watch. And what precision! I had read some of the comments so I knew what was coming, but still I was shocked when he cut that lovely pot.
    Thank you so much for sharing. You always have such original and interesting things to share.
    Happy belated T-Day,
    Lisca

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  18. Sorry to be so late visiting this T Day, we have been on a 2 week vacation visiting our friends in Maine, America and Tuesday was our last day with them. We flew back yesterday and arrived back home today, so I figured better late then never ...lol 😉. Wow, I loved watching the teapot being made, it was amazing and so relaxing, thanks for sharing! Sending you happy belated T Tuesday wishes! J 😊 x

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  19. Watching someone at the wheel is so relaxing.
    Happy T Day!...really late

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