Neville

Portrait of An Old Jug and Bowl

Portrait of An Old Jug and Bowl

 

The original cream porcelain slip

was initially thrown

around seventeen fifty and fired

by all account maybe

five whole years later in a small

almost forgotten lost

     mountain village wood fuelled kiln ..

Today, both the jug

and bowl maintain near perfect

form and integrity

just as they did during the entire

     manufacturing process ..

Yet still they showcase the beauty

of blue bamboo shoots

all set against a backdrop of three

gold leaf cranes in flight

and a shower of chrysanthemum

now resting comfortably

upon the white veined black marble

flagstones of my recently

     renovated ensuite bathroom floor ..